🚨 Ripple Alert: XRP Could Plummet 33%—Unless It Recaptures This Critical Level

XRP teeters on the edge—again. The embattled crypto faces a brutal 33% nosedive if bulls fail to reclaim a key defensive line. Traders are either loading up on hopium or bracing for impact.

### The Make-or-Break Zone

Forget 'buy the dip'—this is 'hold the line' territory. Lose this level, and the chart turns into a freefall blueprint. Reclaim it? Maybe—just maybe—Ripple avoids becoming another cautionary tale in crypto's volatility hall of fame.

### Wall Street’s Tiny Violins Playing

Meanwhile, traditional finance bros are clutching pearls over crypto’s swings—as if the S&P never saw a red day. (Spoiler: it has. A lot.)

Bottom line: XRP’s next move hinges on whether buyers show up or ghost like a 2017 ICO. No pressure.

XRP stood tall at around $3.15 yesterday as the market was trading sideways. However, as the landscape changed earlier this morning, perhaps due to the latest TRUMP comments in regards to the war between Ukraine and Russia, Ripple’s token joined the rest of the market in a painful move south.

In a matter of just a few hours, the asset dropped to an 11-day low of its own at $2.97 (on Bitstamp). Thus, it briefly slipped below the coveted $3.00 support level but has returned to just over it as of press time.

According to Ali Martinez, a popular crypto analyst with over 150,000 followers on X, XRP has now moved further away from a critical resistance level. He believes $3.30 is pivotal in determining the asset’s future price behavior, and failure to reclaim it could result in a price drop to $2.6 or even $2.

$XRP must reclaim $3.30 to avoid a drop to $2.60 or even $2. pic.twitter.com/1n4IYihaKq

— Ali (@ali_charts) August 17, 2025

Previously, Martinez also outlined $2.81 as a key support level for XRP and stated that it needs to remain above this level to maintain its bull market structure.

For now, Ripple’s token remains essentially in the middle between these two targets, but more volatility is expected today as the political leaders of several European nations, including Ukraine, will meet with Trump to discuss the potential end to the war against Russia.