XRP price is sitting at a powder keg. The token is now trading at $1.41, and the conditions surrounding that price are anything but stable. Binance liquidity for XRP has collapsed to levels not seen since 2020, setting up a move that could break hard in either direction.
According to CryptoQuant data, the 30-day XRP liquidity index on Binance has dropped to 0.038, the lowest level since 2020.
Simultaneously, XRP spot ETFs posted their first weekly outflow in three weeks. This snaps a three-week inflow streak that pulled in almost $82 million, including a $55.39 million haul in the week ending April 17. Cumulative net inflows still hold at $1.29 billion, with weekly net assets at $1.06 billion.
Best month of the year so far for the XRP ETF's
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Thin order books amplify everything. A modest buy surge or a wave of redemptions can now move the price far more aggressively than under normal depth conditions.
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Can XRP Break Out of the $1.40 Price Range?
XRP has been range-bound at $1.40, but the liquidity collapse below that price changes the technical picture considerably. Data flagged a near-20% downside scenario if thin conditions persist and selling pressure builds, which could put the bear-case floor somewhere around $1.15.
With the leverage and liquidity setup on Binance already flashing warning signals, the key support level to watch is $1.35. A confirmed close below that level would likely accelerate selling, particularly with ETF outflows breaking the prior streak.
On the upside, $1.55 remains the immediate resistance where prior momentum stalled, and recent price prediction analysis has flagged that level as critical for any renewed bullish push.
Bitwise’s XRP fund led redemptions with $3.71 million pulled last week, while Canary’s XRPC absorbed $2.2 million in fresh capital. This split shows a fragmenting institutional capital.
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