XRP is trading in a narrow range as markets look ahead to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s February policy meeting, with experts weighing whether interest rate signals from Fed Chair Jerome Powell could lift prices or trigger another pullback.
Analyst Evan Aldo said XRP is currently moving sideways, showing signs of consolidation rather than a clear trend. He said that the recent pullback has kept prices below earlier highs, but the market has so far avoided a sharp breakdown.
XRP holds range near $2
According to Aldo, XRP has found short-term stability around the $2 level after slipping from higher prices earlier this month. He said this area is acting as a holding zone as investors wait for direction from broader markets.
If conditions improve, Aldo said XRP could attempt a move back toward the $2.40–$2.50 range in the coming weeks, which remains an important resistance area.
“I think the big thing that we want to do to kind of fit that narrative would be break above and hold $2.50 right here, hold this 200 daily moving average and then eventually break up to these areas,” he said.
Fed meeting seen as turning point
Aldo said the February Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting could be decisive. He warned that Powell’s comments on inflation, rates, or financial conditions could pressure risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.
He pointed to past Fed meetings where cautious or restrictive messaging led to market pullbacks, adding that crypto remains sensitive to shifts in U.S. monetary policy.
He added, “So if you can do something like this and keep going upward, you’re in the beginning of February after that FOMC meeting, you’re still going upward, then that would fit the narrative to keep going.”
What would change the outlook
Aldo said a sustained move back above $2.50 after the February Fed meeting would improve the outlook for XRP. Holding above that level into early February would mean reversal and reduce the risk of further declines.
Until then, XRP is expected to remain range-bound near current levels, with Powell’s policy signals likely to play a major role in determining the next move.