Analyst Ali Martinez Says XRP Is Signaling What Is Coming. Here’s why

XRP is showing a technical pattern that has preceded significant price moves before. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez (@ali_charts) has highlighted a Bollinger Band squeeze on the 4-hour chart that mirrors conditions last seen in August. The setup has drawn attention from traders watching for the next major move in the asset.

The Squeeze Taking Shape

Bollinger Bands measure volatility by tracking how tightly price is trading relative to a moving average. A tight squeeze shows that volatility has dropped to a low point. Historically, that compression precedes an expansion in price movement in one direction.

Martinez noted that XRP has recorded its “tightest Bollinger Band squeeze since August” on the 4-hour chart. That detail is significant on its own. The chart accompanying his post shows the bands narrowing to a visually distinct pinch point near the current price of $1.28, with the upper and lower bands sitting unusually close together.

XRP IS BREAKING OUT!

After recording its tightest Bollinger Band squeeze since August, $XRP appears to be signaling where it wants to go next.

Price has now breached the upper Bollinger Band, suggesting a bullish breakout could be brewing.

The last time the bands were this… https://t.co/ey7BFTkwfj pic.twitter.com/Gt3ysSiiLu

— Ali Charts (@alicharts) November 3, 2026

What the August Comparison Reveals

The August squeeze is the reference point Martinez uses to contextualize the current setup. When the bands reached a similar compression level then, XRP rallied nearly 71% in three days. That was a sharp, rapid move that developed quickly once the squeeze resolved.

Martinez is not predicting an identical outcome. He is drawing a structural parallel between two technical setups.

XRP Breaches the Upper Band

The current setup has an added development. XRP has already breached the upper Bollinger Band. Martinez described this as a signal that “a bullish breakout could be brewing.”

A breach of the upper band does not guarantee continuation. It does indicate that the asset has moved outside the standard range of recent trading activity. When that occurs after a period of tight compression, it carries more significance than a standard upper-band touch during normal volatility conditions.

The chart shows XRP consolidating near $1.28 after that breach, with the bands beginning to widen. That widening is consistent with the early stages of a volatility expansion.

XRP’s Current Position

XRP has traded between roughly $0.90 and $1.70 over the period shown in the chart, which spans mid-September through early November. The current price sits in the lower portion of that range. The Bollinger Band squeeze has developed after a decline from highs attained during the pump in late September.

Martinez’s analysis puts the focus on structure rather than speculation. The upper-band breach has occurred, and the compression is significant. Whether the move that follows matches the August rally remains to be seen, but the technical conditions are aligned.