XRP is struggling around $1.15 as fear and uncertainty define the current market environment, and holders search for evidence that the current level represents support rather than a temporary pause before further decline. The price is under pressure — and a CryptoQuant analyst has identified a derivatives reset that occurred during the latest sell-off that reveals a sharp divergence between two of the largest XRP trading venues in the world. Related Reading: Ethereum OG Nails The Crash: Sells $188M, Buys Back Lower The sell-off triggered a forced deleveraging event on Bybit that the data makes impossible to dismiss. XRP open interest on Bybit fell to approximately $181 million — its lowest level since February 13, when it stood near $180 million. The current reading represents a 36% decline from Bybit’s recent peak of $283 million on May 22. A third of the leveraged XRP positioning on one of the most active derivatives venues in the market was flushed out in a compressed timeframe — the behavioral signature of forced exits rather than voluntary position management. Binance tells a completely different story. XRP open interest on Binance remained near $246 million following the same price decline — only approximately 2.4% below its recent high of $252 million recorded on June 2. While Bybit was experiencing a 36% open interest contraction, Binance was holding its positioning almost entirely intact. Two major venues. The same asset. The same price decline. Completely opposite derivative responses. The divergence between them is the structural signal that the CryptoQuant analysis examines — and what it reveals about the health of the current XRP market structure at $1.15 is the most important analytical question the data is currently raising. The Next Move Comes From One Exchange The liquidation data confirms what the open interest divergence implied. XRP’s decline was not driven purely by spot selling — forced exits from leveraged long positions amplified and accelerated the move. Multiple liquidation events exceeded $3.5 million with long liquidations dominating throughout. The futures volume data adds the scale context. On June 5, Binance recorded approximately $1.85 billion in XRP futures volume. Bybit contributed $727 million, OKX $429 million, and Bitget $423 million — a combined $3.43 billion across four venues in a single session. The derivatives market was not disengaged during the decline. It was processing an enormous volume of forced and voluntary position changes simultaneously. XRP Futures Trading Volume By Exchange | Source: CryptoQuant The recovery from the $1.055 low back above $1.14 — a rebound exceeding 8% — provides evidence that the sell-off contained a leverage flush component rather than representing a complete breakdown in underlying demand. When forced liquidations drive a significant portion of the decline, the price tends to recover once exits are complete and genuine buyers emerge. The structure that remains is specific. Bybit has deleveraged sharply with open interest reset to February levels — fragile positioning cleared. Binance remains near its recent highs with positioning almost entirely intact. The next major XRP derivatives development will originate from Binance — the venue carrying the most residual exposure and the exchange that has not yet experienced the reset Bybit completed during the sell-off. Related Reading: XRP Just Printed A Rare Binance Signal As Market Volatility Accelerates XRP Clings To $1.15 After Losing Key Support XRP is trading around $1.15 after a prolonged decline that has erased much of the advance generated during the second half of 2025. The chart shows a market that remains under pressure, but one that is also approaching a critical inflection point after testing its lowest levels of the year. XRP consolidates below $1.15 level | Source: XRPUSDT chart on TradingView The dominant feature on the 3-day timeframe is the persistent sequence of lower highs and lower lows that began after XRP peaked near $3.50. Every major recovery attempt since then has been rejected beneath the previous swing high, confirming that sellers remain in control of the broader trend. More recently, XRP lost the important $1.25-$1.30 support area, triggering another leg lower toward the psychological $1.10 region. Related Reading: Why Did Bitcoin Crash? On-Chain Data Points To One Missing Ingredient From a structural perspective, the current price zone is significant because it sits near the lows established during the first quarter correction. Buyers have repeatedly defended this area, preventing a complete breakdown despite multiple tests. However, the rebound attempts have been weak, indicating that demand remains limited. The moving averages continue to reflect bearish conditions. XRP is trading below the 50-period, 100-period, and 200-period moving averages, while the 50-period average is acting as dynamic resistance near $1.40. Until price reclaims that level, any bounce remains technically corrective rather than trend-changing. The key support remains between $1.05 and $1.10. A decisive loss of that zone could expose XRP to a deeper retracement toward the $0.90-$1.00 region. Conversely, reclaiming $1.30 and then $1.40 would be the first signal that buyers are beginning to regain control after months of sustained weakness. 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,XRP is struggling to reclaim the $1.50 level as the market prepares for a move that participants on both sides of the trade increasingly recognize as decisive. The price is close but not through, and an Arab Chain report tracking Binance derivatives activity has identified a development in the leverage data that changes the risk profile of whatever move arrives next. Related Reading: The 2022 Playbook Says Bitcoin Fails Here. On-Chain Data Says This Cycle Is Different The Estimated Leverage Ratio for XRP on Binance has climbed to approximately 0.179 — its highest reading in nearly two months — coinciding with XRP trading near $1.48. The timing places the leverage surge at the exact moment the price is attempting to push through a resistance level that has capped every recent recovery attempt. That proximity is not coincidental. Traders are building leveraged positions in anticipation of a directional move, and the scale of that positioning has now exceeded anything seen since mid-March. The path to the current reading traces a clear behavioral arc. Following the leverage peak of mid-March, the ELR declined steadily through a period of reduced derivatives activity — the quiet, low-conviction phase that the previous Arab Chain analyses identified as characteristic of accumulation rather than speculation. That quiet phase appears to be ending. The recent surge has reversed the declining trend and pushed the ratio back to levels that reflect genuine speculative commitment rather than cautious positioning. The question the leverage data raises is the same one the price action is building toward answering — and both may reach their resolution at the same moment. More Confidence, More Exposure, and More Consequences If the Move Goes Wrong Arab Chain’s interpretation of the leverage surge connects the behavioral signal to the price context that explains it. The ELR climbing to a two-month high alongside XRP’s gradual price improvement over recent weeks describes a derivatives market where participants are not simply observing the recovery — they are betting on its continuation with borrowed capital. New liquidity entering the market at elevated leverage levels reflects either conviction that the upward momentum will extend toward $1.50 and beyond, or anticipation of significant short-term volatility that creates trading opportunities regardless of direction. Both motivations produce the same structural consequence. A derivatives market with leverage at its highest point in two months is a market that has reduced its tolerance for adverse price movements. The positions now open require the price to cooperate — or they become the source of the selling pressure that accelerates the decline they were betting against. Related Reading: Ethereum Leverage Tells Two Different Stories On Binance And OKX: Traders Face A Fragile Setup Arab Chain’s forward assessment is honest about the dual nature of the current setup. Rising leverage during a price recovery reflects genuine market confidence and the return of speculative interest that had been largely absent during the low-activity period of recent months. That confidence is constructive as long as the price continues to validate it. The risk emerges at the point where the price stops cooperating. Liquidation waves triggered by leveraged positions unwinding do not arrive gradually — they arrive all at once, amplifying whatever move initiated them into something considerably larger. XRP Holds Recovery Structure XRP is trading around $1.46 after another failed attempt to reclaim the critical $1.50 resistance zone, a level that has consistently capped upside momentum throughout the recent recovery phase. The daily chart shows XRP maintaining a constructive short-term structure above the 100-day moving average, but price continues struggling beneath the broader resistance trend defined by the 200-day moving average near the $1.70 region. Following the sharp February selloff that briefly pushed XRP toward $1.10, buyers stepped in aggressively and stabilized the market above the $1.30-$1.35 support range. Since then, XRP has formed a gradual sequence of higher lows, signaling steady accumulation and improving sentiment despite the broader market uncertainty. Related Reading: XRP Holds Key Level, But Binance Flow Data Signals Weakening Demand However, momentum remains fragile. The latest rally attempts toward $1.50 have lacked strong volume expansion, suggesting buyers are still unable to generate the conviction needed for a decisive breakout. At the same time, price compression beneath resistance is becoming increasingly tight, a condition that often precedes a larger directional move. The rising leverage activity in derivatives markets adds another layer of risk to the setup. If XRP breaks above $1.50 with strong participation, momentum could accelerate quickly. Conversely, another rejection may trigger a sharp flush of leveraged positions back toward the $1.35 support zone. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
XRP is struggling to hold the $1.35 level as the market consolidates in a range that has defined the price structure for weeks without resolving in either direction. The patience required to hold through this kind of sideways action is real — and a CryptoQuant report has just identified a structural condition beneath the surface that reframes what the current consolidation is actually building toward. Related Reading: Bitcoin Large Players Have Built A Sell Wall At $80.5K–$82K – Spoofing Or Structural Supply? The report examines the relationship between XRP’s leverage ratio and its price. What it has found is a divergence that the data describes as inherently unstable. The leverage ratio is sitting low and moving sideways, reflecting a market where speculative positioning has been significantly reduced. Yet the price is holding relatively high despite that absence of leverage support. In most markets, low leverage and resilient price do not coexist for long. The divergence creates a tension that eventually resolves in one direction or the other. The direction the report is pointing toward is not random. When leverage has been flushed out and the price has held through that flush, the market is no longer being driven by speculation. It is being held by something more structural — genuine demand absorbing supply without the amplification of borrowed capital beneath it. That is the groundwork the CryptoQuant report identifies. The next question is what arrives to complete it. The Market Looks Quiet. It Is Loading The CryptoQuant report is explicit about what history says happens next. Divergences between a low leverage ratio and a resilient price do not persist indefinitely — they are inherently unstable configurations that resolve with directional force. The resolution follows one of two paths: the price drops to meet the leverage ratio, closing the gap from above, or the leverage ratio rises sharply to meet the price, closing the gap from below. The second path is the one that produces the kind of move most participants miss because nothing in the price chart announced it was coming. The current setup points toward the second path for a specific reason. Leverage has been flushed out. Speculative excess has been reduced. And yet the price has not collapsed to match the depleted leverage environment. That resilience is the signal — it means genuine demand is absorbing supply without the mechanical support of borrowed capital. When new long-side leverage eventually re-enters a market in that condition, it does not find a fragile price structure propped up by speculation. It finds a base that has already proven it can hold without leverage, which means the additional fuel of returning leverage produces a disproportionate price response. The report’s conclusion is the most important sentence for anyone watching XRP right now. These periods do not end with slow climbs. They tend to produce sudden and powerful price expansions — the kind where the leverage ratio and price close their gap rapidly and simultaneously, creating the squeeze-driven move that the current configuration has been building toward in silence. The market is calm. That is not the same as saying nothing is happening. Related Reading: DeFi Deleveraging Hits AAVE – Analyst Explains Why Borrowing Demand Falls Off A Cliff XRP Holds Range Floor As Downtrend Loses Momentum XRP is trading near $1.37 on the 3-day timeframe, stabilizing after a prolonged downtrend that began following the mid-2025 highs near $3.50. The broader structure still reflects lower highs and sustained selling pressure, but recent price action suggests that downside momentum is weakening as the market establishes a base. The most important development is the formation of a horizontal support zone between $1.25 and $1.35. This area has now been tested multiple times since February and continues to hold. Indicating consistent demand stepping in to absorb selling pressure. Each rejection below this zone has been met with relatively quick recoveries, reinforcing its structural importance. Related Reading: Binance Ethereum Supply Hits 2020 Levels While Staking Locks A Third: Repricing Ahead? However, the moving averages continue to act as overhead resistance. XRP remains below the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day moving averages, all of which are trending downward or flattening. This alignment confirms that the macro trend has not yet shifted, and rallies into the $1.50–$1.70 region are still being sold. Volume also reflects a lack of conviction. The spike during the initial breakdown has not been followed by sustained accumulation, with recent activity showing muted participation. XRP is compressing at range lows. A reclaim of $1.50 is needed to challenge the downtrend. While a break below $1.25 would likely trigger another leg lower. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
XRP is 16% below its late-March high. The market is preparing for a decisive move. And while the price has been retreating, something beneath it has been moving in the opposite direction. Related Reading: Aave Breakdown Deepens With Supply Flooding Back To Binance. Learn What Triggered The Rush A CryptoQuant analysis tracking XRP’s exchange supply structure has identified a sustained, directional withdrawal that has been building for months. Binance’s cumulative XRP netflow has declined from approximately -$10.4 billion in mid-August 2025 to -$11.23 billion now — an additional $830 million in net outflows added to an already historically significant drain. The coins are not returning to the exchange. They are leaving, and they are staying left. That persistent withdrawal matters in direct proportion to the price weakness surrounding it. When XRP falls 16% from a recent high while exchange supply simultaneously contracts, the market is describing two contradictory realities at once: a price that is declining and a supply pool that is thinning. Both cannot reflect the same market indefinitely. Either the supply contraction eventually creates sensitivity to any new demand, or the price weakness eventually brings sellers back to the exchange and rebuilds the available float. The Supply Is Thinning: Conviction Has Not Arrived The derivatives data completes the picture that the netflow analysis started. Binance XRP open interest has held only slightly above $200 million since mid-February 2026 — a level that confirms speculative activity is present but does not confirm that leveraged traders have returned with the kind of aggressive, directional conviction that typically precedes a sustained move. The market is not empty. It is cautious. That distinction matters structurally. Open interest above $200 million means traders are active. Open interest staying barely above $200 million for two months straight means those traders have not escalated their positions despite the supply compression building beneath them. The participants who watch exchange flows and see coins draining from Binance are not yet translating that observation into leveraged bets on the upside. They are watching. They are not committing. The combined reading is the clearest available description of where XRP currently stands. Exchange supply is weakening — $11.23 billion in cumulative net outflows and still declining. Speculative appetite is muted — open interest flat near $200 million since February. A market with a thinning supply and absent leverage conviction is not a market waiting to explode. It is a market waiting for a catalyst — the arrival of either demand or conviction — that neither data point has yet confirmed. When one of those two conditions changes, the structure will resolve. The supply compression determines the magnitude. The conviction determines the direction. Related Reading: XRP Longs Keep Getting Crushed On Binance – Here Is What That Imbalance Signals XRP Stalls in Compression After Prolonged Downtrend XRP remains structurally weak, but short-term price action shows signs of stabilization. After a sustained downtrend from late 2025, the chart reflects a clear breakdown in February, marked by a sharp capitulation wick and a surge in volume. That event likely represents forced liquidations rather than organic selling, often associated with local exhaustion. Since then, XRP has entered a tight consolidation range between approximately $1.25 and $1.40. This range-bound behavior indicates compression, not strength. Buyers are defending the downside, but there is no evidence of aggressive accumulation pushing the price higher. Related Reading: A Key Bitcoin Signal Is Quietly Building While The Price Stays Flat: Here Is What to Watch Next The moving averages reinforce this view. XRP is trading below the 50-day (blue), 100-day (green), and 200-day (red) moving averages, all trending downward. This alignment confirms that the broader trend remains bearish across all major timeframes. Recent attempts to reclaim the 50-day average have failed, suggesting that momentum remains capped. Volume has also declined following the February spike, signaling reduced participation rather than renewed demand. This aligns with a market lacking conviction. Structurally, XRP is building a base, but without a catalyst, it remains vulnerable. A reclaim of the $1.50–$1.70 region is required to shift momentum. Until then, this is consolidation within a downtrend, not a confirmed reversal. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
XRP is struggling around key demand levels. The market is preparing for a decisive move. And the data beneath the price is describing a contest between two groups of participants who have reached completely opposite conclusions about what comes next. Related Reading: XRP Whales Move $592 Million From Exchanges In Two Days. Discover What Triggered It A CryptoQuant report has identified a divergence in XRP’s market structure that makes the current price level more consequential than it appears on the surface. Spot CVD on Binance has climbed to $451 million — real capital, exchanged for real XRP, building steadily on the buy side. The participants behind that number believe in the current price. They are putting money behind that belief. Simultaneously, Binance Perpetual CVD sits at approximately -$1.5 billion, while All CEX Perpetual CVD hovers near -$1 billion. The derivatives market is not neutral. It is actively bearish — leveraged traders positioned for XRP to fall, with conviction strong enough to sustain nearly $1.5 billion in negative cumulative positioning. Two markets. Two verdicts. One price level caught between them. The spot buyers are absorbing what the derivatives traders are betting against. That dynamic — real demand meeting leveraged skepticism at the same price — is not a stable condition. One side is accumulating fuel for the other’s forced exit. The article ahead explains which side history tends to favor. The Spot Side Is Absorbing What the Derivatives Side Is Selling. That Is Not Nothing. The report’s forward interpretation is where the divergence becomes most consequential. Spot demand building against bearish futures positioning does not simply represent two groups of participants disagreeing — it represents a structural dynamic in which one side’s losses become the other side’s catalyst. When spot buyers absorb sell pressure that derivatives traders are generating, the supply available to push the price lower diminishes. When it diminishes enough, the bearish leveraged positions that were supposed to profit from the decline become a liability — and the process of unwinding them adds buying pressure rather than selling pressure. That mechanism — commonly known as a short squeeze — does not require a fundamental catalyst to trigger. It requires only that spot demand continues building while bearish positioning remains crowded. The report identifies liquidation activity as an additional signal pointing to the same fragility: derivatives positioning is not just bearish, it is exposed. The report is precise about what this does and does not confirm. It is not a bullish signal. It is a pre-bullish structure — spot support forming beneath a market that leveraged traders are still betting against. Those are different things, and the distinction matters. The gap between $451 million in spot buying and $1.5 billion in bearish futures positioning is the distance between current reality and potential forced reaction. If spot demand keeps building and that gap keeps widening, the bearish derivatives bias stops being a headwind and starts being the fuel. Related Reading: Ethereum Absorbs $1B In An Hour As Trump Signals Escalation XRP Drifts Lower as Sellers Maintain Control XRP is trading near $1.31, continuing to show signs of weakness after failing to reclaim higher levels following the February breakdown. The chart reflects a sustained downtrend, with price consistently forming lower highs and lower lows over the past several months, indicating that selling pressure remains dominant. After the sharp capitulation event in early February — marked by a significant spike in volume — XRP entered a consolidation range between roughly $1.25 and $1.50. However, this range has not produced a meaningful recovery. Instead, recent price action shows a gradual drift toward the lower end of the range, suggesting that demand is weakening rather than strengthening. Related Reading: $11.4 Billion in XRP Has Left Binance. Here Is What Happens When Demand Returns The 50-day and 100-day moving averages are both trending downward above the price. Acting as a dynamic resistance and capping any short-term rallies. The 200-day moving average remains significantly higher, reinforcing the broader bearish structure and confirming that XRP has not yet established a reversal. Volume has declined during this consolidation phase, indicating reduced participation and limited conviction from buyers. This lack of demand is evident in repeated failures to sustain moves above $1.40. Unless XRP can reclaim key moving averages and break out of this range with strength, the current structure favors continued pressure, with a potential retest of lower support levels. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
XRP continues to struggle near the $1.33 level as persistent selling pressure weighs on sentiment across the broader crypto market. Momentum has weakened notably in recent sessions, with buyers showing limited conviction while Bitcoin remains range-bound and liquidity conditions stay tight. This lack of directional clarity has kept altcoins under pressure, and XRP has not been immune to the broader defensive posture currently shaping digital asset markets. Related Reading: The Saylor Discount: Why Bitcoin Trading Below Strategy’s Realized Price is a Gift for Late-Cycle Allocators Recent analysis from a CryptoQuant contributor provides additional context on the derivatives side. According to the data, the Estimated Leverage Ratio — a metric tracking speculative positioning in futures markets — has declined sharply following a previous spike and now sits near 0.16. Both the 30-day and 50-day simple moving averages of this indicator are trending downward, signaling a sustained reduction in leveraged exposure. This shift suggests that the market is no longer heavily overpositioned. Speculative traders appear to have been largely flushed out during recent volatility, reducing the likelihood of cascading forced liquidations. With neither excessively long nor short positioning dominating derivatives markets, conditions have become comparatively calmer. While this does not guarantee an immediate recovery, the normalization of leverage could help moderate selling pressure and allow price action to stabilize if broader market sentiment improves. Leverage Reset Signals Cooling Speculation In XRP Market The report further emphasizes that Binance plays a critical role in interpreting XRP market dynamics because it remains the dominant liquidity hub for derivatives trading, both in terms of volume and open interest. Much of the aggressive long and short positioning that drives short-term price movements in XRP tends to originate there. As a result, shifts in leverage on Binance often reflect global risk appetite in real time rather than isolated exchange-specific behavior. While leverage changes on smaller venues may remain localized, significant moves on Binance can trigger broader liquidation chains and momentum breaks across the market. In this context, the current low leverage environment carries particular significance. The 0.16 leverage floor confirms a total speculative flush rather than a mere capital rotation. Interestingly, the simultaneous decline in leverage alongside weakening price action may not necessarily be bearish. Elevated leverage during a downtrend typically increases the risk of cascading liquidations, whereas the current environment indicates a cleaner positioning landscape. Low leverage conditions often create a more stable foundation for institutional participation, as large players generally prefer entering markets with reduced volatility and balanced positioning. Still, without a clear pickup in spot demand, XRP may continue drifting in a controlled, slightly downward range as the market gradually resets expectations. Related Reading: The $45 Million Crypto Hammer: Whale Inflow To Binance Threatens To Shatter XRP’s Recovery XRP Price Holds Weak Structure As Downtrend Persists XRP continues to trade under sustained pressure, with the chart showing a clear sequence of lower highs and lower lows since the late-2025 peak near the $3.50 region. The latest price action around $1.33 reflects a prolonged corrective phase rather than a short-term pullback, with momentum remaining weak and recovery attempts repeatedly fading. Technically, XRP is trading below the 50-, 100-, and 200-period moving averages on this timeframe, all of which are sloping downward. This alignment typically signals persistent bearish structure and suggests trend continuation unless price can reclaim these levels decisively. The 200-period average near the $2 zone now represents a major overhead resistance band. Volume patterns also show declining participation compared with the rally phase, indicating reduced speculative enthusiasm. Occasional spikes appear during sharp selloffs, which often reflect reactive liquidation rather than fresh accumulation. Related Reading: The Great Bitcoin Handover: $8.2 Billion BTC Swamps Binance As Retail Momentum Fades Structurally, the $1.20–$1.30 region appears to be the nearest support cluster based on recent price stabilization. A breakdown below that zone could expose lower liquidity pockets, potentially accelerating downside volatility. Conversely, sustained acceptance back above roughly $1.60 would be required to neutralize immediate bearish momentum. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
XRP lost the $2 level after the broader crypto market suffered sharp declines on Monday, dragging price action back into a fragile zone. While the move rattled traders, Binance derivatives data suggests the sell-off has not triggered an extreme leverage unwind yet. Instead, the market appears to be entering a transitional phase where risk is rising, but speculative behavior remains relatively controlled. Related Reading: Trade War Headlines Trigger $800M In Liquidations Overnight: Longs Get Wiped Out Across Crypto Markets Open interest metrics show a delicate balance between positioning and price weakness. Total XRP open interest on Binance climbed to roughly $566.48 million, pushing above the 30-day average near $528.84 million. This spread implies that fresh positions are still being added despite the downturn, but the pace looks measured rather than euphoric. In other words, traders are stepping in cautiously, not flooding the market with aggressive leverage. The 30-day rolling Z-Score framework helps contextualize this shift. With open interest expanding while volatility stays contained, XRP may be building the conditions for a larger move ahead. For now, however, price remains vulnerable, and the next direction will likely depend on whether liquidity returns or fear deepens. Open Interest Volatility Rises as XRP Builds Toward a Bigger Move Arab Chain’s CryptoQuant read shows the most important shift isn’t the headline open interest figure, but the instability underneath it. The 30-day standard deviation of XRP open interest (oi_std30) has climbed to roughly $65.7 million, marking its highest level since November. That matters because it signals open interest is starting to swing more aggressively around its average, a pattern that often shows up before price leaves a tight range and enters expansion mode. At the same time, the leverage signal still looks contained. The Z-Score holds near 0.57, signaling an elevated but not extreme level. In practical terms, positioning is growing, but it doesn’t look like the market is overheating or entering the kind of reckless leverage phase that typically leads to instant liquidation cascades. That combination—rising volatility in positioning while the Z-Score remains moderate—suggests momentum is building without a clear directional commitment yet. This puts XRP in a “risk-on, but cautious” environment. Traders are adding exposure, volatility is creeping higher, and the setup is becoming more reactive. From here, oi_std30 becomes a key metric to track alongside price structure, because whichever way price breaks, the market is increasingly positioned for a larger move. Related Reading: XRP Longs Get Wiped: Binance Leads $5M Liquidation Wave XRP Slides Back Toward $1.90 as Bears Keep Control XRP remains under heavy pressure, with the chart showing price slipping back toward the $1.90 zone after failing to hold the $2 level. The market is printing a clear sequence of lower highs and lower lows, confirming that the broader trend is still bearish despite several short-lived rebounds over recent weeks. Each time XRP attempts to recover, sellers quickly step in and cap momentum before it can reclaim key resistance levels. The latest move highlights this weakness. XRP briefly pushed higher in early January but immediately rolled over, showing that demand is still too soft to sustain a breakout. The $2.00 region has now flipped into overhead resistance, and price will likely need a strong bullish catalyst to break back above it with conviction. Related Reading: Monero Triggers Retail Alert That Preceded ZEC And DASH Drops As Privacy Coin Hype Returns From a structure perspective, the current support area sits around $1.85–$1.90, which has acted as a short-term floor during the recent consolidation. If this zone fails, XRP could quickly revisit lower liquidity pockets, extending the downtrend. Volume also reflects uncertainty. Activity remains erratic despite occasional, isolated spikes. This suggests the market is still reacting to fear-driven flows rather than steady accumulation. Price stalls in a fragile consolidation phase. And bulls need to reclaim above $2 to shift the short-term narrative back in their favor. Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
XRP is attempting to reclaim the $2 mark after a sharp breakdown that briefly dragged the price toward the $1.85 level. While bulls are trying to stabilize the move, the broader market remains under pressure as macroeconomic uncertainty rises and analysts continue to warn that crypto could be entering a deeper bear market phase. In this environment, volatility is being amplified by leverage, and XRP’s derivatives market has become a clear battleground. Related Reading: Monero Triggers Retail Alert That Preceded ZEC And DASH Drops As Privacy Coin Hype Returns A CryptoQuant report highlights how January 18 delivered one of the most painful sessions for leveraged XRP traders this month. Data from the XRP Exchange Liquidation Metrics shows a major wave of forced liquidations hitting long positions across major exchanges, signaling that many traders were positioned too aggressively into the downside move. Unlike trading volume or open interest, liquidation data reflects positions being closed involuntarily, meaning traders were wiped out rather than choosing to exit. Total long liquidations reportedly exceeded $5 million on the day, marking a standout liquidation cluster for January. Binance played a dominant role in the flush, accounting for roughly $1.05 million in long liquidations, reinforcing its position as a key venue driving XRP’s short-term volatility. Macro Headlines Triggered the XRP Leverage Flush The CryptoQuant report suggests that XRP’s liquidation spike on January 18 was not purely technical, but part of a broader macro-driven risk-off move that hit the entire crypto market at once. Instead of a slow bleed, the sell-off looked like a synchronized shock, where traders across multiple assets were forced to reduce exposure as uncertainty surged in global markets. According to the report, the trigger came from geopolitical and trade-war rhetoric. Financial Times reported that European capitals may respond to US pressure over Greenland by considering tariffs worth up to €93 billion ($107.7B), or even restricting US companies’ access to the EU market. Even without immediate policy action, the headline alone was enough to revive fears of renewed transatlantic escalation. Related Reading: XRP Whale Inflows To Binance Hit Their Lowest Level Since 2021: Accumulation Behavior? Markets typically treat these events as liquidity threats. When tariffs and retaliation enter the narrative, traders begin pricing in slower growth, tighter financial conditions, and more volatility. Crypto, still behaving as a high-beta risk asset, tends to react fast. Bitcoin’s drop from above $95,000 to below $93,000 added fuel to the fire, reinforcing downside momentum across altcoins. In XRP, that pressure quickly turned into forced selling, as leveraged longs were liquidated into a falling market rather than exiting voluntarily. XRP Struggles Below $2 After Sharp Rejection XRP is attempting to stabilize after a violent downswing that pulled the price back into the $1.85–$2.00 zone. The daily chart shows a clear rejection from the recent rebound high near $2.40, followed by an aggressive selloff that erased most of the breakout attempt. XRP is now trading around $1.97, hovering just below the psychological $2 level. Which has turned into a short-term momentum pivot. From a market structure perspective, the trend remains pressured. Price continues to trade under the major moving averages, with the faster average rolling over and acting as dynamic resistance. The mid-term curve is also sloping downward, reinforcing the idea that rallies are still being sold rather than held. This aligns with a broader pattern of lower highs since the October peak. Suggesting that the market is still in a corrective phase. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bull Score Hits Level Seen Only 7 Times In 6 Years – A Rare Historical Signal The wick structure and repeated failed pushes toward the $2.20–$2.40 region show sellers defending that supply zone aggressively. At the same time, buyers are taking action near $1.85, forming a visible demand floor that has held through recent volatility. For bulls, reclaiming $2.10–$2.20 is the first step toward recovery. Otherwise, another breakdown toward $1.85 remains a valid risk.