XRP Price Bull Market Blueprint: This Buy Zone Could Be a Once‑in‑a‑Cycle Opportunity

We reported yesterday on XRP's ghost town dynamics and the silent institutional floor waiting for the Clarity Act. Today, Ali Martinez drops a longer‑term chart that puts the current price action into a 9‑year context. His message: patience is the game.

XRP trades around $1.35 as of April 12, 2026. That is far from its all‑time high near $3.30 and even further from his measured target of $8.50. But Martinez is not looking at the daily or weekly noise. He is zooming out to the monthly chart, where a giant ascending triangle has been forming since 2017.

XRP Chart: The 9‑Year Ascending Triangle – How the Pattern Works

Martinez shared a monthly XRP chart with key levels marked. The upper resistance line runs horizontally near $3.30‑$3.50, where XRP got rejected multiple times – most recently in August 2025. The lower trendline rises from the $0.07 low in 2017 to $0.16, $0.35, $0.75, and now sits near $0.75‑$0.80. That is the macro support zone.

Since 2017, the script has remained the same. XRP rallies to the upper resistance, gets rejected, and retraces to find its floor at the rising trendline. Each retracement has been shallower than the last because the trendline moves up over time. The pattern is textbook.

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After the August 2025 rejection near $3.30, Martinez is watching for a retest of macro support between $0.75 and $0.80. He calls this zone the ultimate "buy the dip" opportunity before the triangle finally reaches its apex. When a 9‑year consolidation breaks, the move is usually historic.

The long‑term blueprint points to a historic breakout, but the short‑term reality is far less exciting – read our latest analysis on why XRP price remains stuck,

XRP Price Outlook: The $0.75‑$0.80 Zone Is Real, but Patience Is Required

Martinez's analysis is technically sound. The monthly chart does show a clean ascending triangle. The pattern has played out consistently for nearly a decade. A break above $3.30 would target $8.50, measured by adding the triangle's height to the breakout point. That is a 500%+ move from current levels.

That said, the XRP price trading at $1.35 today means a drop to $0.75 would be another 45% decline. That is painful for anyone holding at current prices. Martinez is not calling a bottom at $1.35. He is calling a bottom near $0.75. That implies more downside first.

The triangle apex (where the two trendlines converge) appears to be several quarters away. The breakout might not happen until late 2026 or early 2027. Patience is indeed the game. For traders looking to buy the dip, $0.75‑$0.80 offers a clear risk‑reward entry with a defined stop below the trendline.

For current holders, the message could be this: do not panic if XRP revisits those levels. The pattern says that is the buy zone, not the end.

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