XRP Price Alert: Third Bearish Signal Emerges This Week—Critical Levels Traders Must Monitor Now
XRP faces its third bearish setup in just seven days—here's what's rattling the markets.
Technical Breakdown
Patterns don't lie—three separate bearish signals have flashed since last Monday. Each setup reinforces the last, suggesting traders are bracing for further downside.
Key Resistance Levels
Sellers keep defending the same price zones. Break below these, and the slide could accelerate—no fancy algorithms needed to spot the risk.
Market Sentiment Shift
Optimism's fading faster than a crypto influencer's credibility. Fear’s creeping back in, and volume patterns hint at more caution than conviction.
Trading Strategy Watch
Smart money isn't waiting for a miracle rally. Stop-losses are tightening, and leverage is getting trimmed—classic defensive moves in a shaky market.
Regulatory Ghosts
Never far from the conversation, regulatory whispers add another layer of uncertainty. Because nothing says 'stable market' like a few well-timed legal ambiguities.
Bottom Line: XRP's wrestling with a triple threat of bearish signals. Traders are watching those key levels like hawks—because in crypto, today's support can be tomorrow's freefall. And honestly, when has hoping for a rally ever burned anyone? Oh, wait.
Whale-to-Exchange Spikes Have Historically Preceded Sell-Offs
Whale inflows to Binance have once again started rising after staying low since August 13. On that date, inflows peaked at around 29,805 XRP, and XRP’s price dropped from $3.27 to $3.08 shortly after.
By August 21, whale inflows had jumped 7x from the August 16 local low of 900 tokens to 6,293 XRP. Historically, these spikes have been followed by price dips:
- July 30 spike: Price fell from $3.09 to $2.76
- August 3 spike: Price fell from $3.07 to $2.96 (in the next few days)
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If this new surge crosses the August 13 threshold, it WOULD mark a higher high in whale flows, something we haven’t seen in this downtrend phase. That would likely trigger more aggressive selling, adding short-term pressure.
Whale-to-Exchange Flow tracks the volume of tokens large holders (whales) MOVE to centralized exchanges—often signaling intent to sell.
XRP Just Logged Two Death Crosses; And a Third Is on Deck
The 4-hour chart for the xrp price shows bearish momentum building fast. Two EMA (Exponential Moving Average) death crossovers have already been marked on the chart (red arrows), and a third one is now forming. An EMA death crossover happens when a short-term moving average crosses a long-term one, often signaling a shift in trend direction.
If the third crossover is completed, the XRP price chart will see three bearish formations in under a week.
A rapid decline followed each of the previous two death crosses:
- August 15 (20/50 cross): Drop from $3.12 to $2.93
- August 18 (50/100 cross): Drop from $3.03 to $2.93
The third crossover, 50 EMA slipping below 200 EMA, is far more significant as it reflects a broader trend change, not just short-term weakness. With whale inflows spiking simultaneously, the bearish EMA setup strengthens the case for further downside.
The pattern means that short-term sellers are increasingly gaining momentum, aligning with the surge in whale-led sell pressure.
Key XRP Price Levels: $2.95 Resistance Holds, $2.81 Support at Risk
The daily chart shows that XRP continues to struggle NEAR the $2.95 Fibonacci resistance. XRP briefly tested this level again but failed to flip it into support.
The next major support lies at $2.81, which has previously acted as a strong reversal zone. If this level breaks, the next downside target sits at $2.72, the final support before prices risk retracing lower.
Upside recovery is unlikely unless the XRP price can reclaim $3.16, the 0.618 Fib level that served as resistance through most of August. However, if that happens, the short-term bearish outlook will falter.
