Stellar (XLM) is currently outpacing Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency in the last 24 hours, with the former climbing as much as 9% on Wednesday. While XRP remains higher in the past week by nearly 9%, XLM is showing incredible promise as of late. As the rest of the cryptocurrency picks up the pace after a slow start to 2025, altcoins like XLM are finally climbing.

Stellar and XRP have always correlated in price movement, with both moving in tandem and vice versa. However, recent days have indicated a slight decoupling or either of the assets outpacing another in gains. With that, XLM could be set to outpace XRP in the coming period. Currently, XLM trades between its moving averages of 50 and 200, at $0.363 and $0.258. A break either up or below the moving averages will reveal XLM’s next move. If bullish momentum continues, the asset may extend its surge, attracting even more attention from investors.

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Despite this ongoing climb, there are still mixed expectations for Stellar XLM in March. Analysts are mixed due to seeing the market as still bearish. Coin predicting platform CoinCodex doesn’t see the asset climbing much until peak altcoin season in April. “According to our current Stellar price prediction, the price of Stellar is predicted to rise by 7.80% and reach $ 0.319682 by April 3, 2025,” CoinCodex says. “Per our technical indicators, the current sentiment is Bearish while the Fear & Greed Index is showing 20 (Extreme Fear). Stellar recorded 14/30 (47%) green days with 6.35% price volatility over the last 30 days. Based on the Stellar forecast, it’s now a bad time to buy Stellar.”

CoinCodex further projects that XLM isn’t set to reap the bullish benefits of altcoin season this spring. In fact, the predictor suggests that the asset will stay trading around this same price for the next three months. On the other hand, other analysts say that XLM appears to be forming an inverted head and shoulders pattern on the daily timeframe, with a neckline at $0.365. Based on historical price momentum, if the asset continues to rise, breaches the $0.365 level, and closes above it, there is a strong possibility it could surge by 40% to reach $0.50 in the coming days.