As stock markets recently rose to a fresh all-time high, this comes along with the gold & silver rush. But what does it mean for crypto’s heavyweights? According to multiple analysts, the risk-on appetite will be prevalent throughout 2026, but the current precious metals rally is substantially slowing down the crypto market.
XRP Becomes a Big Piece Of The Puzzle
XRP’s status as the mainstream crypto hit of 2026 comes across as no surprise – Ripple Labs settled with the SEC over the 6-year long legal battle, involving XRP sales as ‘unregistered securities’. Fast forward to 2026, and there’s two crucial digital asset-focused bills on the brink of processing in the Congress.
Crypto pundit Bird has drawn special attention to the Russell 2000 Index, which Ripple (XRP) has a massive correlation with. “As we know, historically, when the Russell 2000 breaks out, XRP always follows. We’re literally right there.”
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So, while the precious metals are playing a bull-blocker role for now, high institutional interest rates & Russell 2000 correlation could be the ultimate catalysts in the next leg-up. With a trading volume of above $3 billion on Tuesday, XRP’s price picked up a slight rebound to trade at $2.09, but that’s not the level market connoisseurs have peeled their eyes on.
According to Bird’s knowledge, the $2.70 resistance level serves as a key psychological threshold. “Take a breath. Stay present. Remember this moment.”, – advised the seasoned crypto trader, insisting that patience will be key in 2026 for XRP Army. Technically speaking, this $2.70 area would constitute a 7-year suppression, opening the gates for price discovery.
Why Quickly Restoring $2.70 Is Fundamental
In case of reclaiming this price territory, XRP would erase the deficit from the infamous October 10 market dip, resulting in a $19 billion wipe-out. Before that happened, XRP’s price was hovering well above the $2.80 region after a half-year long market correction from the $3.65 all-time high. However, XRP’s price now has smaller targets to cover.
Trading slightly above the Smoothed Moving Average (SMA) trend-line, XRP’s price would need to reclaim the red-label Bollinger Band (BOLL) at $2.11 first. Trailing by three cents, the current price structure remains bullish unless XRP closes the day below the green-label BOLL at $2.04.
According to Fibonacci Retracement, the next key levels XRP bulls have to cross out from the list on the way-up are $2.24, $2.36, $2.44 & $2.53 – securing these resistance levels historically precedes a rally to $2.70 & beyond.
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Bird, a DropCoin XRPL deceloper, tweeted that XRP is at a “unique point in history” with stocks/Russell 2000/gold/silver at ATHs—historically, Russell breakouts precede XRP pumps, and we’re right there now.
Bird shared a chart showing Nov 2025 Russell breakout aligning perfectly with XRP’s parabolic run. Russell tracks risk-on small/mid-caps; its ATH signals capital rotation down the curve, historically boosting XRP.
Metals (gold/silver) going parabolic are sucking liquidity—once they pause or go sideways, rotation hits XRP “super fast,” per Bird.
The OG altcoin’s steady ~$2.05–$2.10, no immediate pump—community mixed on hype vs. wait-and-see. Needs macro confirmation (Russell follow-through) for real move.
