XRP is one of analyst Mikael van de Poppe’s top bets for 2022. According to a recent video, van de Poppe estimates the cryptocurrency could rise to 420% next year. Based on the current price ($ 0.83), XRP could hit $ 4.30 at the end of this cycle.
With a 17.39% drop in the past seven days, XRP records one of the worst weekly numbers in the top ten. However, the cryptocurrency is registering a 4.75% gain in the past 24 hours – the largest gain in that period.
An important level of support
At the start of this cycle, van de Poppe is targeting the area between $ 0.81 and $ 0.97. If XRP stays between this level, the first high leverage path will be tracked.
In that sense, XRP will start a strong 140% rally. Thus, about a third of the movement depends on the current area of support and resistance.
“If they’re going to hold back, we’ll probably have a scenario like this (a $ 2 rally) when we start leaving. These are triggers ($ 0.90, $ 1 and $ 1.20), so we get vertical movement, ”the analyst said.
The first bullish target is precisely the $ 2 area. Van de Poppe then uses the Fibonacci extension tool to indicate the next XRP target points. At the first of these points, the target price is $ 2.87, which is 345% higher than the current price.
Finally, the last target based on the Fibonacci extension is the $ 4.33 zone. At this price level, XRP could rise as much as 521%. However, in the most “pessimistic” scenario, the rate should rise by about 4 US dollars, which will eventually lead to an increase of 420% at the end of the cycle.
“Transient” fall
After filming the video, van de Poppe received several requests from his nearly 600,000 YouTube subscribers. The main one concerns the drop in XRP, the price of which collapsed along with the rest of the market.
In response, van de Poppe recalled that these predictions were made before the crash, but have not changed. According to the analyst, the fall in the market, as well as bearish sentiment in the long term, did not worry him.
“The fear was not that great compared to what happened in May. The feeling is literally comparable to a funeral. I love that, ”he said.
The Market Fear and Greed Index currently stands at 25, indicating “extreme fear,” but it even dropped to 16 (16) on Monday. The increase in the index is in line with the recovery recorded on Tuesday (7), when Bitcoin (BTC) recovered back to the $ 51,000 level.
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