XRP Price Prediction: XRP Just Reclaimed $1.45 — Can It Break Higher?

By Sam Daodu Published Apr 22, 11:39AM EDT

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XRP hit $1.50 on April 17 after a 10% weekly rally, then gave back 6% over the weekend. Now it’s back at $1.45 resistance.
Whales accumulated 360 million XRP last week at a 10-month high pace, while XRP ETFs pulled in $55.39 million across seven straight days. The buying suggests that there is a real conviction behind XRP’s current retest rather than short-term speculation.
For XRP to genuinely breakout, it needs a weekly close above $1.50-$1.55 to absorb the 36.8 billion XRP overhead supply that is clustered around $1.44-$1.45.

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For most the past three months, the XRP price has been stuck in a tight range between $1.28 and $1.45. That changed last week when XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) hit $1.50 on April 17 after a 10% weekly rally, powered by some Ripple partnerships and positive XRP ETF flows. It was the first time XRP led the crypto market in weekly gains in a while.

However, Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the weekend added macro pressure, and XRP gave back about 6% of its gains as the crypto market pulled back. XRP is now back at $1.45 with Bitcoin testing $78,000, as the whole market seems to be rallying again. So, could XRP finally break cleanly above $1.45 this time or will there be another rejection?

The XRP Price Just Reclaimed $1.45 Within a Week

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The XRP price is currently trading at $1.45, up 6.5% on the week after rebuilding through three sessions of consolidation. The token’s daily range on April 21 was $1.39 to $1.43, closing strong near the highs with buyers stepping in on every dip through the $1.40 support. XRP’s trading volume through the consolidation has stayed above $2.5 billion per day—roughly 40% above the 30-day average—showing there’s real conviction rather than a fading rally.

XRP reclaimed its 50-day EMA at $1.38 last week and has held above it through the weekend’s crypto pullback. The 100-day EMA is at $1.55, which is the next technical line XRP needs to clear for the rally to extend. The coin’s price action has been building higher lows along a rising trendline off the April 7 low at $1.29, and the daily chart is still intact despite the weekend selloff.

The practical takeaway is that XRP is back at the exact level that matters the most on the chart. If XRP clears the $1.45 this time, then it can rally toward $1.55 and then $1.60, which was its highest point in March. But failing to clear it may leave XRP range-bound between the $1.38 support and the $1.45 ceiling once again.

Why This $1.45 Retest Isn’t Like the Last Three

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Past XRP rallies to $1.45 were mostly driven by Bitcoin’s strength, with XRP usually riding BTC’s wave up, and falling back when Bitcoin’s momentum faded. XRP’s March rally after the SEC and CFTC classified it as a commodity was the one exception, but even that faded after the news sentiment cooled. However, the current move has something different underneath it as multiple XRP-specific catalysts are lining up, which could help it finally break above $1.45.

The biggest one is wrapped XRP going live on Solana on April 17 through Hex Trust and LayerZero, which lets XRP holders access Solana’s DeFi ecosystem without selling their position. The rollout came with $100 million in initial liquidity, and wXRP is now trading on Jupiter, Phantom, Meteora, and Titan Exchange. It’s the first cross-chain demand channel XRP has ever had, and it wasn’t there during any of the earlier $1.45 tests this year.

Moreso, the composition of buying has shifted. Large wallets have accumulated 360 million XRP over the past week at a pace not seen in 10 months, per Santiment data. At the same time, XRP ETFs have pulled in $55.39 million across seven straight days of inflows—the strongest week of 2026. Whales and ETFs rarely buy the same level at the same time because they operate on different timelines, and this convergence suggests they are positioning for something big.

Is This XRP’s Breakout Moment or Just Another Retest?

Everything on XRP’s chart right now signals the current rally could be a real breakout. XRP has reclaimed $1.45 with whales and ETFs buying at the same price level, and sentiment flipping from Extreme Fear to Fear. So the setup shows that XRP’s market dynamic is changing and market sentiment is improving, which could be enough for it to finally break past $1.45 without slipping back below.

Our take is that XRP would push through $1.55 by before May and test $1.60 before the end of Q2, with $1.80 in play if the whale accumulation pace continues and ETF inflows keep up. The catalysts backing this move are structural, not speculative, which means a pullback to $1.38-$1.40 is becoming unlikely.

About the Author Sam Daodu →

Sam Daodu is a crypto analyst who's spent nearly a decade making blockchain understandable—no easy task when most whitepapers read like fever dreams. He writes for 24/7 Wall St., covering Bitcoin, altcoins, and crypto market analysis for investors. Before crypto, he was a tech writer (back when explaining "the cloud" was peak innovation). Since 2018, he's written for CoinTelegraph, Yahoo Finance, The Block, Cryptonews, Zypto, Rain, and more—basically anywhere people want crypto news without the headache. Sam runs MacLabs Marketing, a content agency for crypto brands tired of sounding like AI wrote their website. He also publishes free crypto education on his site for Web3 enthusiasts who think "gas fees" is a typo. When he's not writing or staring at charts, Sam's either: - Watching anime (currently convinced One Piece has better tokenomics than most altcoins) - At the gym sculpting himself into a Greek god - Listening to the music your mum warned you only bad boys listen to Connect: LinkedIn | Email | MacLabs Marketing