- Historical data to evaluate the performance of XRP before the significant market decline:

The price of XRP was traded at around $0.60 in November, before ending the year with a corresponding move above $2.00. This rise continued in the first quarter of the year, as the cryptocurrency market responded positively to U.S. President Donald Trump's promise to change the cryptocurrency industry by supporting clear regulations that foster innovation while protecting consumers.

The price of XRP reached a peak of 3.14 USD in mid-January, but it experienced a sharp decline amid profit-taking and risk aversion, leading to its collapse in April due to tariffs, where it fell to 1.62 USD. Interest in the cryptocurrency market stabilized in the months that followed until mid-July, when XRP reached a new all-time high of 3.66 USD.

Since reaching its all-time high, XRP has maintained a general downward trend, reflecting risk-averse sentiment and a general lack of confidence in alternative currencies.

According to Glassnode data, profit-taking is one of the factors weakening the bullish momentum of XRP. Investors who bought the token for less than $1.00 have realized increasing profits, contributing to heightened selling pressure.

Glassnode states: "The two major awareness waves - December 2024 and July 2025 - have so far exhausted a significant amount of the market's upward momentum."

XRP realized profits by profit margin | Source: Glassnode

- Technical Assessment: XRP bears tighten their grip
XRP was trading at around $2.74 until Friday, and as a result of the bulls' failure to reduce daily losses, it reflected a massive downward wave across the cryptocurrency market.

The MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) sell signal has been ongoing since Thursday, indicating that bears are dominating. As long as the blue MACD line remains below the red signal line, investors are likely to reduce their risk exposure, and XRP may extend its bearish trend towards the short-term support level at $2.70, which was tested in late September, and its 200-day exponential moving average at $2.64.

The daily chart for the XRP/USDT pair

On the other hand, a sustainable move above the 100-day exponential moving average resistance at $2.85 and the 50-day exponential moving average at $2.91 could increase the likelihood of XRP breaking the bearish trend and pushing towards gains above $3.00.

The summary is that XRP has performed exceptionally well during the current year 2025 and it seems to be overcoming difficulties and passing potential challenges even after the significant setback yesterday (, the setback of October 11 ).
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