XRP Heads for Recovery or Slump Next Week?

XRP trades below $1.90, is there any hope for the next 10 days or so.

Ripple and its native token had a big year. The former finally concluded the years-long lawsuit against the US SEC, made some big acquisitions and partnerships, and gained some traction in new regions worldwide.

The latter matched its 2018 all-time high in January and finally managed to break it in July. It also saw the release of five spot ETFs tracking its performance in the US. However, it has been mostly downhill for its price movements since the July peak and is now struggling below $2.00. What does the end of the year hold for XRP? We asked ChatGPT.

Big Run or Big Drop?

The popular AI tool outlined XRP’s downfall since July, noting that it enters the Christmas period in “one of its weakest positions since the summer.” In fact, the asset’s current price levels under $2.00 have been a rare sight in 2025, aside from a few brief dips below that level. It has been able to reclaim that line almost immediately on previous occasions, but the landscape now appears different.

It added that XRP’s most crucial level now appears to be the $1.85-$1.90 support. If it falls, the next one is at $1.70, but some analysts warned that XRP could dump to as low as $1.00 if the $1.90 support cracks for good.

If it manages to reclaim it, though, then it could aim for $2.05-$2.15, which is the first major resistance on its way to recovery. The big one is at $2.40, which now appears miles away.

“The $1.90 zone has held multiple times, but XRP’s inability to generate strong bounces from this region shows weakening demand. Meanwhile, volume on down days has been consistently higher – a sign that sellers remain dominant,” said ChatGPT.

Most Likely Scenarios

It’s worth noting that OpenAI’s solution doesn’t expect any fireworks by the end of 2025. Historically, the last couple of weeks before the end of a year haven’t been as volatile as previous months, for example. As such, it classified the “base case” as the most likely scenario, in which XRP’s trading range will be between $1.85 and $2.05.

However, it also outlined that in case of an overall market resurgence, Ripple’s token could aim at the aforementioned macro resistance at $2.40. In contrast, ChatGPT highlighted that a drop to $1.70 would be the worst-case scenario if BTC retraces further or altcoins continue to bleed out.