XRP Faces $1.60 Resistance Before $5.40 Target

That backdrop matters because XRP has already staged a sharp recovery from its Feb. 5 low of $1.21, when the token’s RSI fell to 11.9 and selling pressure overwhelmed demand. Since then, price has rebuilt above both major moving averages, but it has not yet delivered a decisive breakout through the recent ceiling around $1.55 to $1.60, the area traders are treating as the key trigger for the next leg higher.

For investors, the setup is a classic binary trade. A clean break above resistance would strengthen the case for trend-following capital to chase the move, especially with XRP’s 14-day RSI still below the overheated zone and Bollinger Bands widening as volatility returns. Failure to break out, however, risks another fade toward the 50-day average and renewed attention on the lower end of the recent range.

The broader narrative is that XRP remains caught between improving technicals and still-fragile spot demand. News flow around ETF inflows and Ripple’s long-term strategy has kept the asset in focus, but the market is still demanding proof that buyers can absorb supply at resistance before assigning credibility to more ambitious targets.

If XRP can hold above support and finally clear the $1.60 zone, traders will start looking toward the next upside levels. If it cannot, the market is likely to keep treating Brandt’s $5.40 projection as a distant possibility rather than a near-term roadmap.