XRP’s price slipped to $1.86 as traders sold into rallies, despite steady demand for spot ETFs and a rise in total ETF-held assets to $1.25 billion. XRP remains in a tight trading range, with sellers defending the $1.90 resistance and buyers supporting the $1.86 level, indicating a potential decisive move soon. XRP slipped to $1.86 as traders continued to sell into rallies, even as spot ETF demand stayed steady and total ETF-held assets climbed to $1.25 billion — a gap that suggests the market is still digesting supply at key technical levels. XRP fell from $1.88 to $1.86, staying pinned inside a $1.85–$1.91 channel as sellers repeatedly defended the $1.90–$1.91 resistance area.
Volume rose sharply during the session’s most active window, with 75.3 million changing hands — about 76% above average — during the rejection, underscoring that this isn’t a low-liquidity drift. The strongest selling response arrived near $1.9061 resistance on above-average volume. Bulls held the $1.86 handle on multiple retests, limiting downside follow-through. A short-lived pop above the prior consolidation pocket failed to turn into a sustained move.
Two forces are competing, and that’s the story: ETF flows keep leaning supportive in the background, but near-term traders are still treating $1.90–$1.91 as a sell zone. If $1.87 holds and XRP can reclaim $1.875–$1.88, the next test is the heavy supply cluster at $1.90–$1.91. If $1.86 fails, the market likely slides into the next demand pocket around $1.77–$1.80, where prior buyers have historically defended and where “fear” sentiment tends to peak. For now, the tape reads like consolidation with distribution overhead — but with ETF flows acting as a stabilizer that could make downside moves more grinding than free-falling unless bitcoin breaks down sharply again.
Institutional appetite for XRP exposure continued to build through exchange-traded funds, with investors adding $8.19 million in recent sessions. That pushed total ETF-held net assets to $1.25 billion, reinforcing the idea that professional investors are building positions through regulated vehicles rather than chasing spot momentum. XRP’s depth across venues and the steady ETF bid has kept longer-term demand intact, even as short-term price action remains choppy. XRP remains in a tight trading range, with sellers defending the $1.90 resistance and buyers supporting the $1.86 level, indicating a potential decisive move soon.
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