🐻 Doomsday for XRP? Peter Brandt’s Bearish Prophecy! 📉

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Veteran trader Peter Brandt, with an air of seasoned pessimism, has declared his bearish sentiment towards XRP. Alas, his prophecy of a double-top formation looms despite Ripple‘s vigorous efforts in expanding its multichain stablecoin universe. A delightful contradiction!

Brandt’s caution echoes at a time when XRP’s infrastructural hymn sings robustly, inspiring an exodus of optimism. It’s quite the spectacle, watching the fancy jargon and technical signals do a tango with the allure of long-term developments.

Poor Peter Foresees Doomsday for XRP

The maestro of charts has turned a grimace, spotting what he forecasts as a potentially ominous setup on the XRP chart. Rumor has it, Peter warns of a double-top, a classic betrayal by the markets when an asset fails to unseat resistance after two gallant attempts. 📉

XRP Price Chart

Double-top patterns, as any seasoned market belle or beau knows, are tantamount to a bearish flirtation that might culminate in a heart-wrenching retreat if left unchecked.

“To all you Riplosts, XRP will eternally serve as a bludgeon to my optimism. Inquire if it disturbs me and I shall delight in the inquiry. Behold, a potential double top,” quoth Peter.

XRP’s price has idled post its late-2024 rally, casting doubt on whether its resistance hasn’t suddenly grown too fond of support levels. But dear Peter recognizes the fleeting nature of patterns, leaving room for alternative outcomes, should optimism dare to make an appearance.

“It may very well dissipate like a British summer evening, and rest assured, I shall entertain this possibility. For now, portents of doom abound. Embrace them or not, they must be addressed,” Peter advises.

Some Savants See Silver Linings

Other scholars of the markets, however, don garlands and dance to a different tune. Steph is Crypto, one such analyst, reflects on XRP’s flirtations with its 50-week SMA, noting that previous dalliances foretold of burgeoning rallies rather than decline.

“Witness that each cycle, as XRP descends below the 50-week SMA, only to languish there for 50-84 days, a rousing comeback ensues,” the analyst suggests.

Indeed, history paints tales of rallies: a 211% surge after 70 languid days in 2017, a 70% rally post 49 days in 2021, and an 850% flourish after 84 dreary days in 2024.

With XRP having lingered approximately 70 days below its SMA, it’s practically perched on the ledge of this very historical window.

Historical XRP Chart

Thus, what seems a grim tableau in isolation might just cloak a cycle low, reaffirming the eternal debate among chartists.

Ripple’s Epic Multi-Layer Gambol

While market seers squabble fervently, Ripple embroiders its own grand design. On the 16th of December, our adventurous company decreed that Ripple USD (RLUSD) shall amble onto Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain.

Banking on Wormhole’s contraption, the Native Token Transfers standard, RLUSD embarks on a quest for interoperability. Originally a denizen of the XRP Ledger and Ethereum, this Layer 2 expansion simply seeks to amplify its prowess in scalability, liquidity, and the stark reality of worldly utility.

Under the auspices of a trust charter from the prestigious New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), RLUSD is poised as one of the most chastely regulated stablecoins to saunter through Layer 2 ecosystems.

Notably, Ripple’s ambitions now grasp at a US OCC charter while basking in the embrace of regulatory admiration in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Wormhole further delights by assuring XRP holders access to XRP alongside RLUSD as a “premier” trading pair, buoyed by wrapped XRP (wXRP) for cross-chain camaraderie.

“Enhanced utility is arriving for $XRP!

XRP’s entourage shall embrace $RLUSD, crafting supreme trading and liquidity pairings on supported chains, facilitating righteous payments and swaps of digital riches.”

– Wormhole (@wormhole) December 17, 2025

Meanwhile, Institutional tooling for XRP flourishes. Digital Wealth Partners has rolled out an audacious algorithmic XRP trading strategy, catering to the esteemed qualified retirement accounts via insured custody through Anchorage Digital.

The endeavor entices high-net-worth investors to indulge in systematic XRP trading within the sanctity of regulated, tax-favored vessels, signaling a rejuvenation of traditional wealth paradigms through crypto.

Digital Wealth Partners Unveils An Algorithmic XRP Trading Strategy, Courtesy of @tryarchpublic, for Distinguished Retirement Accounts

– Digital Wealth Partners (@DWP_advisors) December 16, 2025

As XRP rides the tumultuous seas of technical signals, its ultimate course may well depend on whether bearish chart prophecies hold sway or whether the rallying cries of historical cycles and burgeoning utility will reclaim the stage.

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2025-12-18 10:08