Buyers have been quietly stepping in at lower prices every time XRP dips — and that pattern is now drawing attention from traders watching the token closely.
Sellers Losing Their Grip
XRP has been grinding between $1.37 and $1.45 for days, stuck in a tight range that has produced repeated rejections near the top. But each time the price pulls back, it holds at a higher low than before.
That slow climb from the bottom of the range is a classic sign that buying pressure is building. On the hourly chart, the price has compressed into a triangle formation — a structure that typically precedes a sharp move in one direction.
Based on reports from market analysts, that move could measure out to roughly 10%, which is the basis of the breakout call drawing attention now.
The question is whether buyers have enough strength to push through. So far, they have not. Sellers have defended the $1.45 resistance level multiple times, and the broader trend indicators are still pointing down.
A triangle on the $XRP hourly chart suggests a 10% move could be coming soon. pic.twitter.com/leCsnS4Zf1
— Ali Charts (@alicharts) April 24, 2026
The 50-day moving average sits below the 200-day moving average — a setup traders call a death cross, which signals a larger bearish trend. Volume has remained flat, with no major spikes to confirm that either side is gaining control.
Mixed Signals On The Charts
Not all the data is bearish. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator, better known as MACD , flipped bullish in mid-April for the first time since January. That crossover matters because the last time it happened — in early January — XRP rallied 25% to $2.40 within seven trading days.
Reports indicate the MACD line had stayed below the signal line for most of 2026, and every prior attempt to flip it had failed.
Whale activity has also picked up. On-chain data shows large holders accumulated 360 million XRP tokens over a single week in mid-April. At the same time, spot XRP exchange-traded funds pulled in $55 million during the week ending April 18 — the strongest weekly inflow of the year.
Cumulative ETF flows have climbed back to $1.27 billion, with Goldman Sachs holding the largest institutional position among the fund providers.
Legal Clarity Adds To The SetupPart of what makes this moment different from previous consolidation phases is the regulatory backdrop. On March 17, the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission formally classified XRP as a digital commodity rather than a security.
That ruling put to rest years of legal disputes that had kept institutional money on the sidelines. Reports note the classification was a turning point for the token’s standing with large investors.
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