Is This XRP Price Crash a Trap?

[TokenTsunami]

XRP is short‑term bearish below 2.00–2.10 with negative momentum and risk toward 1.77–1.88 support.​
Daily RSI is near oversold while MACD stays sub‑zero, confirming sellers still in control for now.​
Structurally, price remains in a multi‑year triangle with a potential higher‑timeframe golden‑cross setup forming, which historically preceded large upside moves.​
Whales and institutions have withdrawn around 1.35 billion XRP from exchanges in recent weeks, signaling accumulation into weakness.​
U.S. spot XRP ETFs have attracted about 1 billion dollars in net inflows, adding a strong institutional demand floor beneath price

Source: https://citytelegraph.com/crypto/292418/xrp-price-technical-warning/

[Juse14]

It's not a trap, but generally the market is experiencing a decline. Don't mistake that everything depends on market conditions. We must look at the market average as one indicator of price movements. Bitcoin determines the direction of altcoin price movements.
Meanwhile, XRP has also seen a price increase that nearly reached its previous all-time high (ATH) in 2018. The current selling pressure is understandable, as many bought below the $1 price point. Investors or traders are likely selling to secure their positions ahead of the bearish season being discussed, as the Bitcoin cycle is expected to end this year.

[Dickiy]

Don't rush into a price drop just because XRP is experiencing a downturn. This is an old project that has consistently survived bear markets. Compared to other altcoins, XRP is clearly superior and has a proven track record. XRP nearly surpassed its all-time high in early 2025, and if an altcoin boom truly arrives in 2026, there's a chance the trend will reverse. Don't focus on the short term when discussing an altcoin with significant potential like XRP.

[JeromeTash]

Don't rush into a price drop just because XRP is experiencing a downturn. This is an old project that has consistently survived bear markets. Compared to other altcoins, XRP is clearly superior and has a proven track record. XRP nearly surpassed its all-time high in early 2025, and if an altcoin boom truly arrives in 2026, there's a chance the trend will reverse. Don't focus on the short term when discussing an altcoin with significant potential like XRP.

Superior?
I think you have already forgotten what happen in the 2021 bull market. XRP underperformed so badly and the recent "good performance" in this bull market was more of compensation for not performing well in 2021

Think if the current tumble in the market continues, XRP is not going to be an exception

[suhadi88]

XRP is short‑term bearish below 2.00–2.10 with negative momentum and risk toward 1.77–1.88 support.​
Daily RSI is near oversold while MACD stays sub‑zero, confirming sellers still in control for now.​

Structurally, price remains in a multi‑year triangle with a potential higher‑timeframe golden‑cross setup forming, which historically preceded large upside moves.​

Good analysis, OP. I think it's indeed a downturn, and if we look at it, on average, when BTC corrects, everyone follows suit, not just XRP. On the other hand, regardless of the issue, the XRP token is still a good investment in my opinion.

Of course, their behavior will have a specific impact on future prices, but for that reason, it's understandable for them to engage in push-and-pull during the current conditions. The current price, as I see it on the Binance exchange, is $1.93, which is still quite resilient and follows BTC's movement pattern. It's still safe to buy now.

[Odusko]

It's not a trap, but generally the market is experiencing a decline. Don't mistake that everything depends on market conditions. We must look at the market average as one indicator of price movements. Bitcoin determines the direction of altcoin price movements.
Meanwhile, XRP has also seen a price increase that nearly reached its previous all-time high (ATH) in 2018. The current selling pressure is understandable, as many bought below the $1 price point. Investors or traders are likely selling to secure their positions ahead of the bearish season being discussed, as the Bitcoin cycle is expected to end this year.

That is very correct XRP have being doing great after multiple recovery and trends in the market where we saw the price dipping to a support range of not below $1.85 multiple times and recovering back again to $2.0 the lowest it has done is not below the mentioned above and this is a short term correction rather than being a long term price crash.

[passwordnow]

That is very correct XRP have being doing great after multiple recovery and trends in the market where we saw the price dipping to a support range of not below $1.85 multiple times and recovering back again to $2.0 the lowest it has done is not below the mentioned above and this is a short term correction rather than being a long term price crash.

I don't think that it will be a short term correction, we're going now to see the end of this year and just like on how it went for XRP in the past. It had corrected for so long and never stabilized to a dollar. But it's good that we've seen it stabilized above a buck and if the bear market comes, we'd see it again. If it will stay on that price or will start to go back under the radar of one dollar. The market condition have been so unstable until the end of this year and we'd see more actions of dramatic falls and corrections by 2026 as expected that the bear wakes up.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Whales and institutions have withdrawn around 1.35 billion XRP from exchanges in recent weeks, signaling accumulation into weakness.​

If whales and institutions are all selling their XRP to secure profit or whatever it is, then it's plausible to say that distribution phase at the top is coming to an end and soon price will go down with some dead cat bounces along the way?

After all in the bullrun there are 4 phases. And it's pretty obvious to me.

[_act_]

I don't think that it will be a short term correction, we're going now to see the end of this year and just like on how it went for XRP in the past. It had corrected for so long and never stabilized to a dollar. But it's good that we've seen it stabilized above a buck and if the bear market comes, we'd see it again. If it will stay on that price or will start to go back under the radar of one dollar. The market condition have been so unstable until the end of this year and we'd see more actions of dramatic falls and corrections by 2026 as expected that the bear wakes up.

Even as some people are predicting bull market next year, it is very possible that the altcoins may further to decline. The market now is very bearish, no bull sentiment. Also other coins like bnb, sol, doge, sui and other are stable, but if bitcoin continue to decline, we are going to see ripple and other altcoins decreasing further.

[Odusko]

I don't think that it will be a short term correction, we're going now to see the end of this year and just like on how it went for XRP in the past. It had corrected for so long and never stabilized to a dollar. But it's good that we've seen it stabilized above a buck and if the bear market comes, we'd see it again. If it will stay on that price or will start to go back under the radar of one dollar. The market condition have been so unstable until the end of this year and we'd see more actions of dramatic falls and corrections by 2026 as expected that the bear wakes up.

Even as some people are predicting bull market next year, it is very possible that the altcoins may further to decline. The market now is very bearish, no bull sentiment. Also other coins like bnb, sol, doge, sui and other are stable, but if bitcoin continue to decline, we are going to see ripple and other altcoins decreasing further.

I will have to agreed with both of you, we can't really predict Which direction the market will go in the coming year, so predicting either bull or bear market is kind of hard for us most especially when we are analyzing and speculating the altcoins market, is kind of hard mostly with the coins that never pick the Bitcoin market reaction trends, their tend to get left behind even if the bull market comes that is the risks with most altcoins.

[Dunamisx]

When there's a general fall in crypto markets, we shouldn't expect them to all have the same rate of how the fall is going to have impact on them, because some could be minor while on other cases, it may place a significant decline on any coin as well, which we don't have to bother much on that, because they will still pump after some certain time have passed.

[fuguebtc]

XRP is short‑term bearish below 2.00–2.10 with negative momentum and risk toward 1.77–1.88 support.​
Daily RSI is near oversold while MACD stays sub‑zero, confirming sellers still in control for now.​
Structurally, price remains in a multi‑year triangle with a potential higher‑timeframe golden‑cross setup forming, which historically preceded large upside moves.​

Hmm everyone has the same question is it a crash or a trap? If you look at the technical chart then it looks pretty bad the price is falling. I personally think it will continue to fall until it find support at 1.80 to 1.90. But there is also a flip side to the coin, yeah more than 1 billion usd is already entering the market through spot ETF, and big whales are removing coin from exchanges. This mean that big one are accumulating money

Again considering this a trap is not an unreasonable thought but there is no guarantee that the price will jump from here. Now there is basically a tug of war between the bearish pressure on the chart and institutional demand. If XRP can bite above $ 2 and this accumulation game of whales continue then a big reversal could happen in early 2026

[Odusko]

When there's a general fall in crypto markets, we shouldn't expect them to all have the same rate of how the fall is going to have impact on them, because some could be minor while on other cases, it may place a significant decline on any coin as well, which we don't have to bother much on that, because they will still pump after some certain time have passed.

When Bitcoin price goes down and alot of other coins too, it affects the general market naturally, this is a chain reaction as we mentioned earlier, so XRP will definitely slide down in it price when there is a heavy sell off in the market, this market actions isn't new really, and there is no need to panic when we see something like that happening to a coin we trust to do well with time.