If this pattern is consolidated, XRP would break the historical maximum reached in 2025.
XRP is no stranger to the macroeconomic context, and things are not quite well.
XRP had an explosive start in 2025. After several years, the Ripple Labs cryptocurrency managed to reach a new historical maximum (ATH) of $ 3.39 in January, unleashing euphoria among its followers.
However, he then entered a price correction phase that cooled high expectations … at least for now.
For some, it is a reason to regret, but for others, technical analysis is giving a powerful signal: XRP is consolidating a bullish flag.
As Cryptonoticia explained, the bullish flag is a pattern of technical analysis that awakens enthusiasm among investors. The formation of this figure occurs with a great ascending movement, followed by a compression stage, in which the maximum and minimum prices narrow until converge in a point.
Thus, a figure similar to that of a triangle is formed. The resolution of this pattern, generally, It is with a strong bullish movement.
That is, if XRP manages to consolidate the formation of the triangle, the cryptocurrency of Ripple Labs will have enough impulse to reach a new ATH.
At the time of publication of this note, its price is $ 2.14.
Now, technical analysis throws positive signals, but … reality also marks that the macroeconomic context is not helping the cryptocurrency market too much. Said more simply, things are not quite well for assets considered risk.
In principle, because today, April 7, the Open Market Operations Committee (FOMC) of the United States Federal Reserve (FED) will hold a meeting to define the future of the monetary policy of the main financial power worldwide.
Although a cut in the interest rate is not expected (currently in the range of 4.25% to 4.50%), the attention is set in the speech that Jerome Powell, president of the agency, will give after the meeting.
That is, if Powell does not send the signals that the market wants to listen to, cryptocurrencies could feel a strong cimbronazo. For example, that the FED holder hardens his position and is not shown open to future cuts of interest rates.
What happens is that, when the interest rate is high, the cost of indebtedness also increases and, therefore, investors seek refuge in assets such as treasure bonds, which generate less yields but are not exposed to market fluctuations.
Likewise, we must not lose sight of the fact that the 90 -day break in the framework of the “Tariff War” that the president of the United States, Donald Trump, still governs.
Although advances in commercial negotiations between the United States, China and other countries have registered, Trump’s changing position generates uncertainty about the stability of these agreements.
The signs of bilateral dialogue between the United States and China are well received, but time keeps running and markets still expect a concrete sign that there will be peace in this commercial conflict.
The hope of the XRP community
Although the macroeconomic context remains the most relevant factor, the XRP community puts its hope in the fundamentals of the asset, which could act as key catalysts for its price.
One of them is The approval of the funds quoted in the stock market (ETF) in the cash of XRP In the United States.
As cryptootics has reported, companies such as Grayscale, Bitwise and 21Shares submitted applications to the Bag and Securities Commission (SEC) to launch these financial instruments to the market.
The possible approval of the XRP Cash ETFs will increase the exposure of the asset among institutional investors, in addition that it has more liquidity to the Ripple Labs ecosystem.
However, it is also necessary to warn that this does not guarantee a positive impact on its price. And if not, it is worth taking as an example what is happening with the ETF of Ether (ETH), the native currency of Ethereum, whose performance has not managed to imitate the success of those of Bitcoin (BTC).
Another factor that can increase the price of XRP is The possible success of Ripple USD (Rlusd)the stablecoin that maintains parity with the US dollar of Ripple Labs.
The stable currency operates in the Ethereum and XRP Ledger networks, whose native currency is XRP.
This is important because if Rlusd achieves greater adoption, that will increase the activity in XRP Ledger and, therefore, there will be XRP demand for the payment of commissions. As a result, an upward impulse will be generated in the price of the fourth most valuable currency in the market.
However, Rlusd still has a long way to go. It is that its market capitalization is 316 million dollars, a considerably lower figure than that of the sector leaders. USDT USDT and USDC of Circle dominate the niche of the stablcoins, with values of 149,000 million and 61,000 million dollars, respectively.
Beyond the expectations for the possible success of RLUSD or the possible launch of the ETFs, the reality is that if the macroeconomic context does not accompany, it will be difficult for XRP to quote over 3 dollars.
