Several crypto analysts expect the XRP token to begin a rally that could carry into February 1, 2026, after the asset rose more than 20% in early January. Support at roughly $2.15 and steady investor flows into spot XRP exchange-traded funds are cited as the main catalysts for a short-term move toward $2.50. Market watchers say the outcome will depend on ETF inflows and whether buyers keep defending the current support.

Analyst CryptoPatel noted that sellers have slowed and buyers now defend lows at the $2.15 level, which could give the token strength to move higher. “As Long as price respects this support region, the primary technical projection remains $8–$10 XRP over the cycle, based on measured move and historical structure behavior,” the analyst wrote.

Price-forecasting site CoinCodex projects XRP will hit $2.50 at the start of February, a gain of more than 15% from current levels, before meeting resistance and pulling back. Their model anticipates a drop of about -0.73% to reach $2.07 by February 7, 2026, and labels the near-term technical sentiment as Bearish with a Fear & Greed Index reading of 27 (Fear).

Investment flows into four spot XRP ETFs have not recorded a single day of net outflows since their late‑2025 launch, a divergence noted by broadcast journalist Mackenzie Sigalos. “During the doldrums of Q4, you actually saw a lot of people piling into those XRP ETFs, which is the exact opposite of what happens with the spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, where people really move in tandem with the price of the coin.”

If ETF inflows remain strong in January 2026 and buyers continue to defend the $2.10–$2.15 zone, a push to $2.50 is possible; if not, analysts expect a correction back toward or below $2.10 in February.

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