Crypto analyst STEPH IS CRYPTO has issued a warning that XRP may be nearing the final phase of its 2025 bull run. His message, posted alongside a compelling long-term chart, reads: “We’re at the end stage of the XRP bull market. Don’t get fooled.”
The analysis has triggered fresh conversation across the community, with his comparison to the 2017 cycle raising important questions about whether XRP’s current rally is sustainable or about to reverse.
XRP Price Patterns: Echoes of 2017
STEPH’s analysis draws a direct visual comparison between XRP’s current price action and its historic 2017 bull run. Using a two-month candlestick chart, he illustrates how XRP’s 2025 rally mirrors the structure of its last major breakout: a lengthy consolidation phase, followed by an explosive surge to the upside.
We’re at the end stage of the #XRP bull market.
Don’t get fooled! 👇 pic.twitter.com/bI3fWrpPsh
— STEPH IS CRYPTO (@Steph_iscrypto) August 3, 2025
In 2017, XRP rose from around $0.006 in early January to a peak of $3.84 by January 4, 2018—a gain of more than 60,000%. In his view, XRP’s current upward trajectory is following nearly the same technical rhythm, and he uses shaded zones and price arcs on the chart to highlight the repeating structure.
Stochastic RSI Hits 100: A Historic Signal
What adds weight to his forecast is the Stochastic RSI, a momentum indicator positioned at the bottom of his chart. In both the 2017 and 2025 cycles, the indicator has surged to its maximum value of 100, which typically signals overheated market conditions.
STEPH circled this extreme RSI level on both timeframes, suggesting that XRP has entered what he believes is the final euphoric leg of the bull market, just before a sharp correction historically followed.
XRP Price Today: Testing the Threshold
As of report time, XRP is trading at approximately $3.05, after hitting an intraday high of $3.09 and a low of $2.90. This follows a strong recovery from the $2.10–$2.30 range in July, when buyers stepped in with renewed strength.
Still, technical analysts now identify growing resistance between $3.30 and $3.60, while bullish momentum appears to be slowing. Trading volumes are slightly tapering off, and buyers are struggling to break through critical psychological levels.
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Final Wave or Just a Pause?
STEPH IS CRYPTO argues that XRP is in its fifth and final wave—a classic end-stage pattern in Elliott Wave Theory. While some traders remain optimistic that XRP could break toward $4.00 or even higher, others are cautious, noting that such vertical runs rarely last long without healthy corrections.
Fundamentals remain strong: Ripple’s ecosystem is expanding, RLUSD adoption is growing, and transaction burns are gradually reducing supply. But for STEPH, technical indicators speak louder than sentiment.
The signs are converging. A near-identical price structure, an overheated Stochastic RSI, and a steep parabolic move have all aligned, just as they did before XRP’s last major top in 2018. While no signal is perfect, STEPH IS CRYPTO’s warning is clear: XRP may be in the final act of its bull cycle.
For investors and traders, the message is not to panic, but to stay alert, take profits wisely, and avoid being blindsided by a reversal that’s already in motion.
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