Bitcoin traded about 9.5% above its Jan. 1 open at $87,500 as it hovered around $95,000, with traders focused on the $98,000 short-term holder cost basis as a key inflection level. Analysts highlighted support at the 21-day moving average near $91,200 and an ascending triangle setup targeting roughly $113,200 if resistance between $96,000 and $99,500 is cleared. Technical signals such as a multi-year trendline bounce, RSI recovery and a MACD cross were seen as underpinning expectations for further upside, provided bulls can maintain the current market structure.

On Friday, the memecoin sector’s market capitalization climbed 8% to $39.45 billion, adding $3 billion in a single day as PEPE gained 23.6%, BONK rose 10% and DOGE advanced 8%. At the same time, open interest and derivatives volume for leading memecoins expanded sharply, with PEPE’s OI up 77% to $441 million and total daily derivatives trading volume across memecoins reaching $4.75 billion.

XRP logged key milestones in 2025, including a May 8 SEC settlement and the November launch of U.S. spot ETFs, yet it only topped at $3.66 before sliding 50% to a $1.58 October low. With weak on-chain activity and technical levels breached, focus shifts to whether 2026 can finally deliver the long-sought $5 mark.

Bitcoin entered the final week of the year trading 30% below its $126,000 all-time high from Oct. 6, while several traders and banks highlight bullish signals into 2026. Analysts point to a recurring “Christmas bear trap,” cooling spot ETF outflows, and a daily symmetrical triangle that could target about $107,000, with one bank setting a 12-month base case at $143,000 and a bull scenario at $189,000.

During early Asia trading hours on Monday, Bitcoin climbed toward $90,000, printing an intra‑day high at $89,850, up 6.5% from a local $84,400 low. Analysts cite bullish derivatives—short‑liquidation dominance at -11% and a regime score near 16.3%—with chart setups eyeing resistance at $93,300–$100,000 and a measured target around $120,000.

Bitcoin has dropped 36% from its $126,000 all-time high to $80,500 on Nov. 21, pushing the weekly relative strength index to levels last seen in January 2023 around $15,500–$17,000. Analysts highlight that Bitcoin's RSI and NVT Golden Cross, which has recently fallen near -0.6 and remains negative, both suggest a structurally undervalued market that could be approaching a key turning point.

ETH fell back below $3,000 and trades 42% under its $4,950 peak, with market participants watching $2,800 and $2,100 as key levels. Spot Ether ETFs recorded five straight days of $533.1 million in net outflows, trimming assets to $17.34 billion. Prediction odds and on-chain clusters highlight risks of a deeper pullback despite 2025’s $1,380 low.

XRP has fallen almost 50% from its multi-year peak at $3.66 to trade below $2, with several analysts flagging a bearish chart structure that could send the price toward $1. Veteran trader Peter Brandt pointed to a potential double top on the weekly chart, while other technical and onchain metrics highlighted key support zones around $1.78, $1.65 and near $1.07. Some Elliott Wave and fractal-based analyses also outlined scenarios in which XRP might revisit the $1.20–$1.35 and $0.60 areas before attempting a longer-term recovery toward $1.

ETH dropped 45% from Oct. 7's $4,758 peak to $2,621 on Nov. 21, approaching the realized price of holders with 100,000+ ETH. It rebounded 23.5% to $3,238 on Nov. 22, while chart setups such as a V-shaped recovery and a falling wedge suggest potential upside toward $5,000.