XRP Analyst Reveals What They’re Hiding: ’Don’t Get Shaken Out’

Hold tight—the real story isn't on the charts.

### The Unseen Catalyst

Forget the daily volatility. A prominent XRP analyst claims institutional moves are brewing behind regulatory curtains—moves that mainstream coverage conveniently ignores. The message cuts through the noise: retail traders are being set up to panic-sell before the next leg up.

### Playing the Long Game

This isn't about hourly candles. It's about structural shifts in cross-border settlement that traditional finance still dismisses as a 'niche experiment'—right up until their quarterly reports bleed red from outdated infrastructure. The analyst stresses that the data, buried in plain sight, points to adoption curves most banks would rather you didn't model.

### The Psychology of the Shakeout

Markets don't just move on news—they move on the news you *don't* see coming. The current narrative, heavy on short-term regulatory FUD, conveniently overlooks the glacial but irreversible pivot happening in payment corridors. It's the oldest trick in the book: amplify uncertainty, harvest cheap coins.

Stay positioned. The only thing more predictable than a crypto dip is a Wall Street analyst calling it a bubble right before their own fund quietly opens a digital asset desk.

Price Weakness And Retail Capitulation On Center Stage

XRP started the year on a good note, with a break above $2 and then pushing as high as $2.41 before facing rejection. This rejection, in turn, caused the altcoin to fall to as low as $2.05. The analyst pointed to the loss of the $2.23 level during the breakdown as the moment retail confidence began to crack. 

As XRP’s price action trended lower to $2.05, fear-based selling increased, and this was shown on the charts that appeared increasingly bearish. From a short-term perspective, the MOVE looked like confirmation that sellers quickly took control from buyers. 

Behind that visible decline, there are activities from institutional participants that do not show up on standard price charts. When retail participants were selling, XRP-related ETFs recorded a net inflow of $4.9 million in a single day. 

The lower panel of the chart below shows this divergence, showing total holdings of Spot XRP ETFs climbing steadily even as the price moved lower. This contrast can be described as a transfer of wealth in plain sight, showing how institutional buyers were using the pullback to add exposure when retail traders were selling.

Supply Shock Shows Quiet Accumulation

The message is that what looks like weakness on the surface may be setting the stage for a very different outcome once selling pressure from retail participants fades. 

However, another detail raised by the analyst is the movement of the token off exchanges. Roughly $22 million worth of tokens reportedly left trading platforms in the past 24 hours, reducing readily available supply. 

The pattern extends back to late 2025, when balances held on crypto exchanges began a steady decline. Data from Glassnode shows that total exchange-held XRP has now fallen below 2 billion tokens, which is a notable decline from levels above 4 billion XRP recorded around January 2025.

This reduction in exchange supply has not yet translated into an extended upside move in the altcoin’s price since it started correcting from its July all-time high, but it does point to quiet accumulation taking place below the surface. 

As some holders sell into weakness, a smaller group of market participants appears willing to absorb supply. That divergence is why several analysts have cautioned the XRP community against panic selling and getting shaken out.