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XRP price has recorded a surge of over 4% today, indicating renewed market confidence towards the asset. However, the surge comes amid a broader market recovery, with the global crypto market cap soaring nearly 2% to $2.66 trillion. Amid this, top experts have highlighted key price levels for Ripple’s native asset, hinting at a recovery to above $3 in the near term.
XRP Price Soars: What Lies Ahead?
XRP price today was up over 4.5% and exchanged hands at $2.199, while its one-day trading volume fell 31% to $6.59 billion. Notably, the crypto has touched a 24-hour high and low of $2.24 and $2.06. Notably, the crypto’s RSI stood at 44, indicating a shifting momentum in the market. Simultaneously, the asset’s Futures Open Interest rose 2.5%, reflecting the renewed market interest, CoinGlass data showed.
Amid this, renowned analyst Patric Bet-David recently hinted towards a potential XRP rally to $1000, which has fueled market optimism. Besides, the renowned market experts also remained bullish on the future trajectory of the crypto, indicating a strong recovery ahead.
Expert Predicts Rally To $3.3
Renowned expert Rose Premium Signals has predicted a significant rally for XRP price, citing a descending channel pattern on the daily timeframe. According to the expert, this pattern suggests accumulation before the next leg up, indicating a potential surge in the asset’s value.
The expert predicts that a bounce from the current support level of $2.12 could drive the price towards key targets at $2.32, $2.61, $2.90, and ultimately $3.35. This would represent a significant increase from the current price level. Having said that, traders are keeping close track of Ripple’s native asset’s performance, as a breakout from the descending channel pattern could trigger a substantial rally.
Source: Rose Premium Signals, X
Other Experts Weigh In Amid XRP Surge
As the XRP price recorded a surge, other experts also weighed in. Expert EGRAG CRYPTO has reiterated his stance on Ripple’s native asset, hinting towards a potential 700% XRP rally if it repeats its previous performance.
Source: EGRAG CRYPTO, X
Simultaneously, CasiTrades noted that XRP has found its support at $1.9. As long as the crypto holds above the level, it could continue its run towards the north. Besides, the expert has highlighted the $2.25 and $2.7 as the next resistance levels, breaking which could push the price further high.
Source: CasiTrades, X
This optimism was further buoyed by the latest XRP ETF filing by Franklin Templeton with the US SEC. This has injected a fresh wave of optimism among traders, who are eying further rally for the asset. Highlighting the development, analyst Dark Defender noted “Double digits for XRP will be as easy as a pie.”
Asset manager Bitwise has made its next move in a bid to offer a NEAR ETF, filing its S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This development provides a bullish outlook for the Near Protocol price, with institutional investors gaining exposure to the altcoin through this fund.
Bitwise Registers NEAR ETF Filing With US SEC
A SEC filing shows that Bitwise has registered its proposed NEAR ETF with the US SEC. This move is part of the plans to launch a fund that will directly track the value of the Near Protocol price and provide investors with exposure to the altcoin.
This comes following the asset manager’s registration of the Near Protocol ETF in Delaware. Following this filing, the firm will now move to file a 19b-4 form for the ETF with the Commission through an exchange. This will officially kickstart the approval process as the exchange declares its intention to list and trade the fund on its platform.
The Commission already has several filings for other altcoin ETFs on its desk, including ones from Bitwise. Bitwise has already filed for Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, and Aptos ETFs.
However, the SEC has shown it is in no hurry to approve these funds despite the regulatory-friendly environment that the Commission has created under this new administration. The agency has so far delayed its decision on all other crypto ETFs, with the latest being Canary Capital’s Litecoin ETF filing.
Insight Into The Altcoin’s Current Price Action
Amid Bitwise’s NEAR ETF filing, crypto analyst Lycus has provided insights into the Near Protocol’s current price action. He remarked that the altcoin’s price appears to be stabilizing above the $1.75 support zone.
The analyst added that if it can reclaim the $3.70 resistance, there could be a price surge towards the $5 level. Lycus affirmed that the NEAR price is showing strong support and advised market participants to wait for a small wick around $2.65 if they are planning to accumulate.
