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By Evie Vavasseur
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What the Descending Wedge Actually Means. A descending wedge forms when price action gets squeezed between two downward-sloping trendlines…
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Seven Years of Q3 Gains — A Pattern Worth Watching. The historical third-quarter track record is the other piece here, and it's hard to dismiss.
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What Traders Are Actually Watching. Right now the focus is tight — can XRP break out of the wedge, and does that breakout hold?
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XRP had a rough first half. The token dropped 49% in 2026, and that kind of loss doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
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The first is a descending wedge pattern showing up on XRP's chart right now. The second is something more historical — XRP has posted gains in the third quarter every single year…
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A descending wedge forms when price action gets squeezed between two downward-sloping trendlines that are converging toward each other. The moves get smaller. The range tightens.
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It's a pattern that traders associate with potential bullish reversals. The logic is basically that sellers are losing steam.
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For XRP, the fact that this pattern is forming during a period of steep losses makes it more notable, not less. The 49% drawdown in 2026 has clearly shaken confidence.
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Whether the breakout actually materializes is a separate question. Unclear yet.
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The historical third-quarter track record is the other piece here, and it's hard to dismiss. XRP has finished Q3 in positive territory for seven consecutive years.
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See also: XRP Slides Toward $0.92 as Whale-Retail Gap Hits -24.4 Score
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The timing matters too. A descending wedge pattern appearing right as the third quarter gets underway, stacked on top of seven straight years of Q3 gains, is the kind of…
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And it's not just retail. Anyone running a systematic strategy that accounts for seasonal tendencies would have XRP flagged at this point.
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The market's reaction as the quarter progresses will depend on a lot more than chart patterns, though.
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The 49% loss in 2026 is the backdrop everything gets measured against. It's a significant hole to climb out of, and no chart pattern erases that math.
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