Technical Analysis

On 22 January, LINK changed hands at $12.40, up 1.05% in 24 hours, with volume rising 26% to $522.29 million. Price is hovering above the $11.90 support that has held since November 2025, and a sustained hold could open a 15% push toward $14 despite trading below the 50-day EMA.

Bitcoin has traded below $91,000 since Tuesday while funding rates hover around 7%, implying traders are cautious about adding leveraged longs. Options flow around long straddles and iron condors and rising long-to-short ratios at Binance and OKX suggest whales expect an accumulation phase near $89,500. A sustained move toward $95,000 appears to hinge on institutional demand returning after $1.58 billion exited spot Bitcoin ETFs over the past two days.

XRP is holding above $1.90 after weeks of weakness that briefly pushed the token below the $2 psychological level. According to Santiment, retail sentiment entered "extreme fear" on January 20 as the positive-to-negative ratio fell under 1.873, while XRPL validator 24HRSCRYPTO argues that sub-$2 pricing represents an accumulation window.

XRP has formed a double bottom around $1.90–$2.00, signaling potential consolidation before any breakout. Shiba Inu is testing a well-defined support where an uptrend could develop if buyers defend and volume behavior improves. Bitcoin faces a decision zone near $90,000, with a sustained recovery above that threshold needed to avoid further downside risk.

WHITEWHALE rallied about 72% following the team's disclosure of spoofing sell orders on certain exchanges. The move came after an over 86% decline from its peak, with price pushing above $0.05 and market cap exceeding $51 million. Traders are watching whether renewed buying can sustain the recovery.

XRP fell 8% over the past week after beginning 2026 with a rally. According to on-chain and futures market data, waning trading interest and open interest parked between $3.5–$4.5 billion have historically preceded upside moves. Despite dipping below $2, XRP is up 5% year-to-date, and 24-hour volume climbed nearly 20% to $4 billion.

Technical analysis shared by CryptoBullet on X compares Bitcoin's recent price structure with a 2022 fractal, noting a sharp 28.7% retrace from the October 2025 peak and a move back under $90,000 after failing to hold above $97,000 on January 14. The projection suggests Bitcoin could stage one more rally above $100,000 around February 2026 before potentially rejecting at the 50-week moving average, provided support above $83,000 remains intact. If the 2022 pattern continues to play out, the mid-term outlook could turn bearish with a later drop below $71,500, though the fractal is described as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Pi Coin rose 6% in the past 24 hours to $0.1881, testing support around $0.180. It remains down 9% week-on-week and 7% over the month, and is 93% below its February 2025 high of $2.99. According to the article, the move coincided with firmer markets following softened Greenland rhetoric from President Trump.

After XRP defended support near $1.85, the long-term holder NUPL indicator has dropped to levels associated with past accumulation phases, and price is now retesting the $1.90–$2.00 zone. XRP Ledger activity has climbed to 1.59 million transactions within 24 hours as traders watch resistance at $2.30–$2.40, which could open the path to $2.60 and potentially $4.00 if $2.00 is reclaimed convincingly. Ripple's president has projected 2026 as a key year for institutional use of XRP, while markets also monitor supply clusters around $2.70.

Google's Gemini AI issued end-2026 price targets for three altcoins. It projects XRP at $6, DOGE reaching $0.70 from about $0.1257, and SHIB advancing toward $0.0001 after a breakout above $0.000025. The outlook ties potential gains to a prolonged bull cycle and clearer U.S. regulation.