After the November 2024 US election, expectations shifted toward a far more accommodating approach to crypto regulation — a change that mattered most for XRP, whose price had been held down for years by the SEC's lawsuit against Ripple. Price moved from about $0.77 to $1.10 across this window, a gain of roughly forty-two percent, with the low set at the open.
This is the most straightforward window in the set, and it is included for that reason: a clean, one-directional trend with shallow pullbacks, where the difficulty is psychological rather than analytical. Taking profit after the first strong day feels responsible and costs most of the move.
Same engine, same hidden right-hand side — a different day's problem.