Investors who stay patient through the current pullback could be among the biggest winners when market sentiment eventually turns — at least according to one analyst who has been tracking XRP closely through this period of weakness. Related Reading: XRP Is The Clear Winner For Transactions, According To Peter Brandt A Floor That Holds XRP is not expected to collapse below $1, based on the analyst’s reading of current market conditions. The token has been trading near the bottom of its recent range, weighed down by a broader crypto selloff that has pushed Bitcoin below key support levels and rattled confidence across the market. The analyst, speaking in a video report, pointed to the $1.20 area as a likely floor before any meaningful recovery begins. That level, in his view, represents the kind of final washout that has historically preceded major rallies — a pattern he says is playing out again now. Geopolitics Behind The Pressure Much of the near-term risk, according to the analyst, comes not from crypto fundamentals but from the Middle East. Escalating tensions in the region have raised fears of a major crude oil supply disruption, with reports pointing to declining oil inventories, drawdowns in Japan’s strategic petroleum reserves, and renewed conflict between Iran and Israel. Idle vessels in the Gulf are reportedly dealing with operational issues that could slow energy transportation further. Even if a peace deal materializes, supply chains may take months to fully recover, the analyst warned. That overhang, he argues, keeps the door open for another round of selling across risk assets — crypto included. Stocks Are Flashing Yellow Traditional markets are not giving investors much comfort either. The US bond market has remained stuck in a prolonged drawdown, and while the S&P 500 has pushed to fresh highs, those gains are concentrated in a small number of companies. Market breadth is thin, and valuations are at historic extremes. The analyst’s advice: skip the overheated equity trade and pay attention to assets that have already gone through serious corrections. Related Reading: Ethereum Signals Strength As Citigroup Eyes $5.5 Trillion Tokenized Asset Boom A Bull Run Delayed, Not Denied XRP’s long-term case remains intact, the analyst said, with a major rally expected later in 2026. He plans to keep buying on weakness and views the current climate — heavy selling, widespread fear — as exactly the kind of setup that precedes outsized gains. Even large institutional buyers have been unable to stop prices from sliding, reports note. But the analyst sees that as a feature, not a flaw, in a market that tends to reward those who hold through the hard stretches. Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView
