Long-term Crypto Holder: XRP Will Experience a Vertical Style Black Swan

She adds that the event will eliminate all short positions and flip Bitcoin’s market dominance. She also states the world itself will change as a result. The prediction is bold and notable due to recent analyst commentary.

Crypto analyst ChartNerd has noted that XRP is approaching a third retest of a long-term trendline that has shaped every major price move since 2017. He believes a vertical expansion could happen.

The analyst sees current price levels as one of only five instances in XRP history where a pullback exceeded 70%, a zone he considers high-conviction for long-term holders. His targets sit at $8, $13, and $27.

XRP Army Responds

The Technical Case Behind the Prediction

Analyst Cleo Schmidt has published a roadmap that mirrors Anderson’s bullish outlook. She compares XRP’s current cycle to its 2013-2017 structure and places the asset at the same stage that preceded a move of over 60,000%. Her step-by-step roadmap runs through $1.80, $3.20, $6.50, and up to $13.

Adding to the sentiment, Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz stated publicly during a live X Space that XRP surpassing Bitcoin by market cap is the more likely scenario. He said he believes XRP is more likely to rise. Schwartz co-designed the XRP Ledger, which gives his statement a different weight than that of an outside speculator.

Susan is confident in XRP’s future, and many in the community share that confidence. However, many are also skeptical, as they have waited for years and have not seen the results many experts have predicted.