XRP slips 4% as selling pressure builds despite ETF inflows

Elevated volume and modest institutional buying fail to support price, with sellers continuing to dominate near resistance.

What to know:

• XRP slid from about $1.37 to $1.33 as sellers used rallies to exit positions, signaling continued weakness despite modest ETF inflows.
• Rising trading volume alongside falling prices and repeated rejection near $1.37 to $1.38 indicate distribution, with XRP underperforming the broader market.
• Traders are watching support at $1.33 and especially $1.28 on the downside, while a move back above $1.35 and $1.38 is needed to improve short-term momentum.

XRP dropped back toward $1.33 after failing to hold recent gains, with selling pressure still outweighing buying even as inflows turned slightly positive. The move suggests rallies are being used to exit positions, not build new ones, keeping the broader structure weak.

News Background

Ripple-linked products saw $3.32M in ETF inflows, marking a shift from March outflows but not enough to stabilize price.
At the same time, exchange liquidity has thinned sharply, increasing the risk of sharper moves once key levels break.

Price Action Summary

XRP declined from $1.37 to $1.33, with the breakdown accelerating after rejection near $1.38.
High-volume selling confirmed the move, with price failing to hold above $1.35 and forming lower highs into the close.
Late-session volatility pushed XRP to $1.31 before a minor stabilization, but recovery attempts remained weak.

Technical Analysis

The key signal is rising volume alongside falling price, which points to distribution rather than accumulation.
Repeated rejection near $1.37-$1.38 reinforces that supply remains heavy at those levels.
XRP also underperformed the broader market, showing capital is rotating elsewhere rather than into the token.
With price still below major moving averages and within a descending structure, the broader trend remains intact.

What traders should watch

$1.33 is immediate support, but the real level is $1.28 — a break there likely accelerates downside.
On the upside, XRP needs to reclaim $1.35 and then $1.38 to shift short-term momentum.
Until that happens, the setup remains one of weak bounces within a broader downtrend.

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