XRP at $48? A major technical instrument indicates Ripple’s next target

Can XRP really go up more than 3000%?

The cross-border token Ripple has shown some surprising price movements during its existence and even in recent years, when it became a household altcoin, worth tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars.

Now, however, renowned analyst Ali Martinez has made a bold claim that it could rise to $48 in the next bull run. He based this very far-fetched (for now) finding on XRP’s multi-year triangle chart.

Perennial triangle in $XRP points to $48 as a possible target for the next bull run. pic.twitter.com/QSZpGrIXn3

— Ali Charts (@alicharts) March 13, 2026

Is it really possible, though?

Even after today’s 4% increase, Ripple tokens are trading at just over $1.40. That means Martinez would have to make a convincing run of about 3,300% to reach his goal. We’re not saying it’s impossible, but let’s put some perspective on what that kind of price means.

If XRP actually achieves $48 per token, that means its market cap will reach $3 trillion. And this is based on the current supply of XRP, which as we know is expanding every month. Again, it’s not impossible, but it would even break Bitcoin’s record, as the market leader’s peak in October 2025 was well below the $3 trillion mark.

In fact, XRP’s market cap will match that of Microsoft and surpass giants like Saudi Aramco, Meta, Tesla, and Amazon.

It is clear that such a rally takes time. Maybe a few years until the peak of the next bull rally. And, XRP has shown in the past that it can generate incredible profits. But even during the rally after the US election, when it rose from $0.50 to $3.60 in less than a year, its gains were much more modest – 620%. If it is to realize the target of $48, it needs to be 5-6 times higher, which again is not impossible, but very likely.

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Let’s be more realistic

Let’s leave the big target above and focus more on the current movements of XRP. The CW analyst noted today that the token has begun to break through its first sales wall, which is located around the $1.43 resistance. If it falls, then it’s around $1.50, which means there are a few hurdles before the breakout succeeds.

However, the analyst doubled down on the fact that net buying of long XRP positions on the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has increased “significantly”, which could be the necessary impetus for the aforementioned breakout.

Net purchase of long positions for $XRP on Binance is growing significantly. pic.twitter.com/8vwOTASFvp

– The CW (@CW8900) March 13, 2026

The Bollinger Bands on the XRP trading chart are also compressing, predicting a major move after a long period of sideways trading. However, the indicator does not give any indication of which direction the movement is going.