XRP price mayhem, the crazy, the insane, the delusional

Listen guys, the XRP rollercoaster isn’t slowing down for anybody. You think May’s going to be a smooth ride? Ha.

Ripple’s token is making moves, and the experts are tossing out predictions like confetti at a mobster’s wedding.

Fair enough, some grounded, some so wild they’d make your grandmother spit out her cannoli.

Market things

XRP’s been strutting around at about $2.30, up over 9% in just a week. Not bad, right? But before you pop the champagne, remember, this market’s got more mood swings than a wise guy under surveillance.

First up, we got this analyst, Ameba, saying XRP could hit $2.90 soon. That’s a 26% jump. Conservative, doable, and very likely. Also sounds nice, but don’t go buying a new Cadillac just yet.

Another trader, Joe Swanson, is all excited about some fancy chart pattern, an inverse Head & Shoulders, whatever that means.

He’s betting on $3, claiming momentum’s building like a pot of Sunday gravy. We’ve heard that before, but simply put, $3 also a realistic number in the near future. Authentic.

$XRP looks bullish: inverse Head & Shoulder breakout confirmed, bullish wedge breakout, key resistance flipped to support, and a higher low formed. Momentum building for a strong move up! #XRP #CryptoMarket pic.twitter.com/N3pkREFjpg

— Joe Swanson (@Joe_Swanson057) April 28, 2025

Resistance

But every time XRP’s touched $3 lately, it’s gotten slapped down faster than a street hustler at a card game.

Analyst Duo Nine says there’s considerable selling pressure at that level. Translation, the $3 barrier’s tougher than getting a table at Rao’s on a Friday night.

Another expert, Crypto Virtuos thinks $2.50 is the next hurdle. Modest, maybe, but at least he’s not promising the moon.

He says XRP’s looking strong, but $2.50 is the biggest hurdle right now. Let’s see if the bulls got the muscle.

Unleash

Now, if you like your predictions with a side of fantasy, here we go again. Oscar Ramos, waving around a Bitwise analysis, says if XRP ETFs get the green light in the US, the price could rocket to $29 by 2030.

That’s a pretty big capitalization. Another guy, Brett, is tossing out numbers like $33 to $50 by 2027. Are you feel the crazy yet?

And social media hotshot John Squire? He’s talking $100 XRP. That’d make Ripple’s market cap twice the size of the entire crypto market today.

It’s not impossible, btw, it’s just… insert Jim Carrey Dumb and dumber ’there’s a chance’ meme.

Why’s XRP up this week, anyway? Turns out, ProShares got the SEC’s blessing to launch three XRP ETFs.

They’re not spot ETFs, just derivatives. But hey, in this market, even a whiff of approval from regulators is enough to get the party started.

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