Data Analyst Says Ripple Altcoin Looks Strong and $17 XRP ATH Is Likely in a Bull Run Surge

• Data analyst says Ripple altcoin looks strong.

• $17 XRP ATH is a highly likely outcome in a continued bull run stage.

• Most analysts debate new XRP ATH targets between $5 and $27, and higher.

Sentiments are high again as the price of Bitcoin (BTC), the pioneer crypto asset, is trading back above the $77,000 price range and Ethereum (ETH), the pioneer altcoin asset, is trading back up over the $2,300 price range. Amidst these rising prices, sentiments for an altcoin price rally also grow stronger. Amidst the buzz, one popular data analyst says Ripple altcoin looks strong and $17 XRP ATH is likely in a bull run.

Data Analyst Says Ripple Altcoin Looks Strong

The crypto community continues to cling to desperate hope for a promising bull market price surge so altcoin assets can finally go on to set new ATH prices in the following weeks. This altseason hope has been long delayed over and over again since Bitcoin pulled its massive bullish pump over the last two years, when it surged from $40,000 to $126,000, while only a handful of altcoins set new ATH prices.

What’s more, these new altcoin ATHs were not nearly as impressive as that of the previous cycle’s explosive altseason peak phase. In fact, ETH’s new ATH of $4,900 was just barely above its previous ATH price set at $4,800. Most analysts were hoping to see ETH’s pump trigger the altseason peak phase, instead, as ETH price failed to break past $5,000, all altcoin assets went on to steadily drop in the following months.

Despite these disappointing events, most altcoin enthusiasts still believe that an altcoin pump has to occur before the price of BTC can go on to bottom, likely in the $40,000 price range. Thus, they expect a major and explicit altcoin price pump to occur during a short window, an expectation supported by the many bullish signals being printed across multiple altcoin price charts.

Ripple looks so strong that it will hit $17 in the bull run. (Technical)$XRP will challenge Ethereum in the rankings. pic.twitter.com/zRm8jFArly

— Celal Kucuker (@CelalKucuker) April 28, 2026

One such popular altcoin is Ripple’s XRP, an asset that nearly missed two bull cycle pumps and saw stunted growth due to the firm’s battle with the SEC. Now, the price of XRP is expected to see a promising price pump that will finally allow the asset to reach and surpass its previous ATH target. While many have shared their new ATH target for XRP to hit this cycle, most expect two-digit prices, like the post above, which expects $17 XRP ATH.

$17 XRP ATH Is Likely in a Bull Run Surge

$XRP people should understand what’s actually happening on the XRPL right now. Roughly 2.4 million transactions cleared in the past 24 hours. Ledgers closing about every 3.9 seconds like clockwork.

Real-world assets keep stacking on-chain. Ondo alone is sitting around $323…

— MRCΛULIMΛN (@mrcauliman) April 28, 2026

Adding to the asset’s bullish expectations, the post above goes on to highlight the many recent accomplishments of the XRPL, where roughly 2.4 million transactions were cleared in the past 24 hours. What’s more, real-world assets keep stacking on-chain, with Ondo alone sitting around $323 million on the ledger, and names like Doppler and OpenEden push that total even higher.

Stablecoins on the XRPL are now around $446 million, with RLUSD leading the pack. At the same time, new lending amendments are already under voting. The XRPL also uses very little energy per transaction, marking it as less than a single Google search. That means millions of transactions can move through the network while it stays one of the most efficient rails in the space.