'Ignore Everything and HODL': Trader Behind 700% XRP Call Goes Big on ETH
Well-known crypto analyst DonAlt has announced that he is adopting a HODL strategy for Ethereum (ETH). In his view, the current weekly chart structure gives the asset a clear path higher. “No serious resistance left IMO. Im just gonna ignore everything and HODL,” the analyst said in a recent October review. Weekly ETH/USD chart showing the breakout above key resistance into support, Source: DonAlt / TradingView. Interest in DonAlts large ETH position is linked to his past performance: during the 2024–2025 cycle, he accurately forecast XRPs rally from the $0.50–$0.70 range to peaks of around $3.50–$3.66. The analysts current position in Ethereum reflects lessons from the previous cycle. The XRP rally mayve brought DonAlt substantial profits, but his highest macro target of $6.90 was never reached before the coin entered a deep reversal. DonAlt later described that success as partly down to “giga luck,” acknowledging that the trade had played out within a local speculative cycle. The main lesson he carried into the current market was the need for strict discipline when taking profits, rather than waiting for the highest theoretical targets. Why the trader behind the 700% XRP rally decided to simply hold Ethereum The analyst built most of his position in mid-August 2026, opening a









