XRP Set to Challenge New Resistance as Price Tops $2

In Brief

• XRP has rebounded with the broader crypto market, reclaiming the key $2 level.
• A strong bounce from a major demand zone suggests rising strength.
• Despite recent gains and strong relative performance, sentiment remains cautious.

XRP features among top crypto assets that have seen some recovery as the crypto market started a rally over the weekend. After rising above $2 following the bearish trend, the token is ready to take on higher resistances standing in its way.

Charts shared by CryptoPulse show that the asset touched the weekly demand zone below $2.15 and bounced from there. This was a demonstration of strength that has now set it up to retest the upper resistance between $2.15 and 2.6.

From here, the asset is expected to tap higher resistances at $3.2 and $3.4 on the weekly resistance level. However, considering that the asset’s momentum has been weak as was the case with the rest of the market, retesting and breaking these resistance may take a slow wind rather than a straight path.

🚨 $XRP bouncing from weekly demand

Historically, every bounce from the weekly demand zone has led to a retest of upper resistance 👀📈

Right now, the next key level to watch is $2.6, followed by the $3.2–$3.4 weekly resistance zone.

Do we see another run from here? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ZZHnUGWEBd

— CryptoPulse (@CryptoPulse_CRU) January 5, 2026

XRP Recovering Strength After Bear Conquer

XRP is one of the top crypto assets that managed to hold key levels for some time despite the strong bearish trend in Q4 2025. The $2 price has been a critical price and a defining level for the token, but it lost it towards the end of the year being overwhelmed by selling pressure.

XRP 7-day price chart. Source: Coinmarketcap.com.

The reclaiming and holding of this level proves that the token is recovering its momentum which was lost due to a general crypto weakness caused by investors becoming cautious. The weekly demand zone is a key price at which there was a huge institutional buying, thus creating a formidable support.

With this support intact, XRP may be getting set to challenge these higher resistances and with a sustained general crypto positivity, could break them and explore higher prices soon. The token started regaining its momentum in the last few days of last month, and the clean break above $2 shows that a possible drop to $0.8 may have been averted.

XRP’s Current Performance

At the moment, XRP is the best performing among the top ten crypto assets, with a 3.62% gain in the last 24 hours and 13.92% in the last seven days. This is a clear demonstration of the rising strength of the token.

Screenshot of top crypto assets. Source: Coinmarketcap.com

However, the price is currently hovering around the weekly demand area, which is acting as support. It needs to hold above this zone to confirm further upward momentum and increase the likelihood of breaking higher resistance levels in the coming days.