Stellar (XLM) has climbed more than 22 percent over the past week and is attempting to enter the next breakout zone.

On Aug. 22 (local time), blockchain outlet U.Today reported that XLM ended last week up 22.33 percent at $0.19111, reaching the first technical threshold for a mid-term shift to an uptrend.

The move unfolded with XRP surging first and XLM following. XRP rose 40.94 percent on the week to $1.3988 and is now trading around $1.51. XLM also rebounded and is holding above $0.1990.

The catalysts lifting the two networks differ. XRP's rise was attributed to a White House meeting involving Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (브래드 갈링하우스) and issues related to the Clarity bill. Stellar, by contrast, is expanding its presence in real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation.

The scale of RWA on the Stellar network has exceeded $3 billion. Stellar was cited as the world's largest network in tokenised non-U.S. government bonds, and about $490 million has been issued through cooperation with Franklin Templeton and Ondo. In the mid term, integration with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is cited as a key variable. DTCC manages $114 trillion in assets, and work is under way to introduce Russell 1000 inclusion securities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to Stellar in the first half of 2027.

Network expansion is also under way. Stellar posted a record 2,968 monthly active developers. If the shift to an adapter for "Protocol 28" proceeds, network throughput is expected to expand to about 3,351 transactions per second, up 65 percent. That is cited as the reason for assessments that Stellar has the resources to sustain a mid-term uptrend.

The inflection point in price action is clear. On the weekly chart, XLM rebounded from a low of $0.15232 and is testing the moving-average zone of $0.191 to $0.194. Unlike XRP, which has entered a deeply overbought zone based on the weekly relative strength index (RSI), XLM is described as still having room before the next milestone.

The upside scenario depends on whether it breaks through the resistance zone of $0.217 to $0.230. If XLM secures a weekly close above that area, $0.26 and $0.30 were presented as the next target zones. If upside momentum weakens, short-term profit-taking could prevent a break above $0.195. In that case, the price could return to a range and slide to support at $0.177 and $0.152.

The next dates investors are watching are also clear. Stellar's final direction is expected to be influenced by a mid-September vote on Protocol 28 and Washington-related news on the Clarity bill. Its pace of gains is slower than XRP's, but the key question is whether Stellar can continue to close the gap on the back of RWA leadership and a technical upgrade.