The Portugal international broke a 71-year-old La Liga record at the weekend by taking his tally to 15 goals in eight league matches and he has now scored a staggering 271 goals in 258 club appearances.
He is just two goals away from equalling club icon Raul's Champions League record of 71 and Ancelotti believes the forward cannot do much more at present.
"Ronaldo is in a fantastic moment and is doing really well, it is impossible to do better," said the Italian, who said he was honoured to have matched "fantastic" former Liverpool manager Bob Paisley's record of winning three European Cups.
"He is really focused and wants to try to do the best so this moment will continue."
Team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa, a former Liverpool defender, said playing alongside Ronaldo for the last six years he has noticed a significant upturn in the last couple of seasons.
"It is a question which keeps recurring and we can only use superlatives all the time," Arbeloa said.
"Even if you compared to what he was like two years ago, you wouldn't believe the numbers he is now achieving.
"Confidence-wise he is at the most confident he has been in his career."
Ronaldo may be high on confidence but he will run out against Liverpool at Anfield tonight for their Champions League Group B encounter knowing he has not scored at the ground in five previous attempts as a Manchester United player.
Arbeloa knows exactly what to expect from tonight's encounter but he has told his team-mates to enjoy it.
"It is not a case of warning them but I have told them about the tremendous atmosphere which will await them at kick-off," he revealed.
"It is a very special game for Liverpool, not because they are receiving a team like Real Madrid.
"Even Ronaldo has mentioned in the past that this is the most difficult away ground he knew in his time playing in the Premier League."
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale to miss Liverpool clash
Gareth Bale has been left out of Real Madrid's squad for tomorrow's Champions League clash against Liverpool as the Wales international battles a muscle injury.
Bale was unlikely to feature at Anfield after Madrid announced on Monday that the forward was suffering from a gluteal injury, and on Tuesday the world's most expensive player was a confirmed absentee from Carlo Ancelotti's 20-man squad for the trip to Anfield.
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