Veteran trader Cryptollica believes altcoin season is now starting, and XRP will play a consequential role.
In a post on X, Cryptollica said, “No altseason without XRP,” and shared a long-term XRP/USD chart showing XRP’s price pattern from 2017 and foreshadowing a possible pattern for 2027.
XRP Is in a Long-Term Price Pattern
Cryptollica’s two-week XRP/USD chart shows XRP moving within a downward trend that started after the token reached around $3.60 in 2025.
The $3.60 level was also close to XRP’s 2018 peak and remains a major resistance level. After reaching its 2025 high, XRP began making lower highs and lower lows. The downward trendline is now moving toward the $1 to $1.40 area, where XRP has recently been trading.
At the same time, a long-term support line connects XRP’s major lows from previous market cycles. Together, these two trendlines are creating a narrowing range and setting up the possibility of a breakout.
Bold Price Target
The most important part of the chart is the green projected path. According to the chart, XRP could first break out of its current downtrend and rise toward the $3 resistance area.
From there, the projection shows XRP climbing to around $7, then falling back toward $4.50 before rising again. The final target on the chart is around $15, which would represent roughly a 10x increase from current levels.
Notably, XRP has experienced impressive price action recently. It was around $1.24 on September 16 before rising to about $1.66 on September 23. By September 30, it was trading near $1.50.
“No Altseason Without XRP”
Cryptollica believes XRP will play an important role as crypto market sentiment shifts toward altcoins and fears of a bear market fade. At the time, the Altcoin Season Index was at 62, still below the 75 level often used to signal a broad altcoin season.
This represents a massive improvement from the index reading of 40 in August. The shift comes as several altcoins have staged dramatic price surges since last month.
For instance, Quant’s QNT token surged more than 375% this month. Ethena’s ENA surged 225%, while Zcash’s ZEC gained 218% over the past few weeks. Other explosive performers include Uniswap (UNI), Near, Arbitrum (ARB), and meme coin PUMP.
While these coins have attracted attention in recent weeks amid their strong performances, XRP is yet to fully enter the picture. Cryptollica’s message suggests that the altcoin season is not complete without XRP delivering the kind of dramatic price performance seen last year.
For context, XRP surged nearly 600% in three months, from November 2024 to January 2025. The rally continued through July 2025, delivering an overall gain of nearly 8x and pushing XRP above its 2018 peak.
Although XRP is currently lagging, with 90-day gains of 39%, hopes are high that it will repeat its historically dramatic price action. XRP showed a glimpse of that in August when it surged 82% in four days, rising from $0.93 to $1.70.