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Top Analyst Reveals What’s Next For Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Prices

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Anjali Belgaumkar

Bitcoin has climbed roughly 25% from its lows, touching $79,500, but analyst Gareth Soloway says the easy money from this move has already been made.

The near-term target zone sits between $80,000 and $85,000. A push to $80,000 would represent just 3.5% upside from current levels. Even a stretch to $85,000 is only 8%. That limited reward has shifted Soloway’s stance from bullish to neutral.

The macro pattern on Bitcoin’s chart remains bearish, with a structure that historically resolves to the downside. If the current rally fails to break convincingly above $85,000 and hold there, Soloway warns the next significant target below is $50,000, a level where he expects meaningful support to emerge.

Above $85,000 sustained, the bearish pattern breaks and a genuine recovery toward all-time highs becomes possible. Below current support, the $50,000 scenario moves from tail risk to base case.

Ethereum: One More Move Before the Drop

Ethereum is tracing a three-touch trend line pattern that Soloway reads as having at least one more push higher before a more significant decline develops. The pattern has registered two confirmed touches. A third would complete the structure and likely mark a local top.

That potential upside in Ethereum is one reason Soloway keeps the door open for Bitcoin reaching $85,000. The two assets have been moving in loose correlation, and ETH showing continued strength would support the case for one more leg higher across the broader market before sellers take control.

XRP: Two Levels Define the Trade

XRP is the most direct setup of the three right now according to the analysis. The token has been trending higher and still has room to move, but faces a wall of resistance around $1.55, a level where multiple prior pivot highs converge with the upper boundary of a key price channel.

If XRP breaks through $1.55 cleanly, $1.80 becomes the next target quickly. That level carries importance as former support that flipped to resistance, making it the natural ceiling for any extended move.

Soloway holds a small XRP position with $1.80 as his exit target. A failure at $1.55 would likely trigger a pullback before any further attempt higher.

Anjali Belgaumkar

Writer by choice, CryptoCurrency Writer, and Researcher by chance. Currently, focusing on financial news and analysis, as well as cryptocurrency news and data. One may not call me a crypto “Enthusiast” but trust me I'm getting there.

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