Technical indicators across multiple timeframes point to structural weakness despite brief breakout attempts above $2.05 resistance during overnight trading.
News Background
- XRP continues to face pressure as its weekly performance deteriorates to -7.4%, adding to the multi-session downtrend dominating early December.
- Despite persistent weakness in price, institutional demand remains strong via U.S. spot XRP ETFs, which have attracted $906 million in net inflows since launch — with no outflow days recorded.
- Meanwhile, social sentiment has collapsed to extreme fear readings matching October lows, with Santiment reporting the highest level of bearish commentary in over five weeks.
- Historically, such extremes preceded short-term rebounds, including the November 21 recovery.
- On-chain data shows mixed positioning: 6–12 month holders reduced exposure significantly, falling from 26.18% to 21.65%, while long-term ETF-driven demand continues to accumulate quietly in the background.
Technical Analysis
- XRP’s attempt to break higher was initially successful, with price pushing through $2.05 on a 68% above-average volume surge at 03:00. The breakout produced a sharp rally to $2.07, but the move lacked follow-through. Diminishing volume into the retrace revealed fading momentum, and sellers quickly regained control.
- A persistent descending channel has now formed on the 60-minute chart, featuring successive lower highs and tightening price compression. This structure reflects an orderly trend-driven decline rather than a panic liquidation.
- Each bounce has been met with distribution, particularly near $2.04–$2.05 — a zone that now doubles as immediate resistance.
Momentum oscillators trend downward across intraday timeframes, while the weekly TD Sequential indicator quietly flashes a potential reversal signal. - This creates an environment of short-term weakness paired with early-stage long-term stabilization signals.
Price Action Summary
- XRP traded within a $0.0563 range (2.8%), moving between $2.02 and $2.07 before closing near $2.032.
- The breakout to $2.07 was driven by a 44.99M volume spike (68% above SMA), but the rally fully retraced as volume decayed.
- The 60-minute structure shows XRP declining from $2.040 to a support test at $2.029, with 1.08M volume during the low — clear evidence of institutional distribution rather than opportunistic buying.
- XRP now consolidates around $2.030, where holding this pivot becomes critical to avoid deeper testing of the $2.020–$2.025 zone.
What Traders Should Know
- XRP’s short-term trajectory remains fragile as technical forces overpower otherwise supportive fundamentals like ETF inflows and long-term accumulation.
- A reclaim of $2.035 is required to restore intraday momentum, while a clean break back above $2.05 would be needed to invalidate the descending channel.
- If $2.030 gives way, traders should anticipate a retest of $2.020–$2.025, with psychological support at $2.00 serving as the final line before wider downside opens.
- Sentiment is deeply negative, which historically has aligned with early reversal setups, but until a technical trigger emerges, the prevailing trend remains downward.
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