Many XRP investors continue to adopt it a wait-and-see attitudeas the price has struggled to break above the current consolidation zone around the $2 level. Although XRP is a brief rally from around $1.90 to over $2 in January 2026, the upward momentum appears to have stalled at that point. A crypto analyst has shared insights on why XRP may fail to sustain a breakout, noting that XRP investors’ biggest enemy is not price action.
XRP investors face the biggest enemy beyond price
Market analyst Cryptollica has pointed to ‘time’, rather than price, as XRP investors’ biggest enemy as the token continues to rise. consolidate around the $2 mark. In a detailed analysis shared on
Related reading
Cryptollica explained that XRP is moving through a phase titled “Part 3” on the chart, intended to shake out holders experience boredom. In the past, this phase usually followed part 4, when price expansion became visible and widely noticed. The chart charts a structure of the 2014 to 2017 cycle, which saw parts 1, 2 and 3 unfold before a sharp rally. The same structural sequence applies to the period 2021 to 2026, with parts 1 and 2 already completed and part 3 currently unfolding.
The price action of XRP on the chart shows that this is the case move sideways slightly above the $2 region after regaining the $1.95 zone, which is a key breakout level. The consolidation is occurring above a long-term rising trend line, indicating that the general upward trend still holdseven if the momentum is slow.
Cryptollica also noted that the weekly Relative Strength Index (RSI) has been reset, as shown in the lower part of the chart, where momentum has slowed but not collapsed. He sees this reset as a necessary step that paves the way for XRP’s next step, and not as a sign of weakness. The chart further highlights that previous cycles rewarded patience once this consolidation phase was over, reinforcing the analyst’s belief that time is holders’ worst enemy.
Related reading
Analyst Says XRP Nears Price Discovery
In a follow-up post, Cryptollica described its XRP price chart, which divides the cycles of the cryptocurrency into parts, like a precise algorithm. He called Part 1 a multi-year accumulation phase and Part 2 the first momentum and liquidity grab. As mentioned earlier, according to the analyst, both phases have been completed in this cycle.
Now that XRP is in Part 3, the shakeout phase to test long-term holders, Cryptollica explains that once this is complete, the cryptocurrency will be on its way to a vertical price discoverywhich marks part 4. He emphasized the reliability of this decade-long fractal, which suggests that XRP’s spring is currently loaded and ready for a potential expansion phase.
Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com