New reports reveal that XRP’s Open Interest (OI) Z-Score has declined to 
extremely low levels, indicating reduced speculation and a possible leverage 
reset. According to analysts, the last time XRP’s OI Z-Score reached this 
level, it triggered an explosive 600% rally to new highs in 2024, ending the 
cryptocurrency’s years-long decline and consolidation. XRP Open Interest 
Z-Score Declines To Near Zero Market analyst Xaif Crypto has taken to X to 
highlight a major shift in XRP’s leverage conditions across the futures 
market. According to the analyst, derivatives activity has cooled down sharply 
as Open Interest has returned to a neutral baseline. Related Reading: Japan Is 
Going In On XRP, But Can This Drive The Price To $10? Sharing a chart, Xaif 
Crypto noted that XRP’s Open Interest Z-Score has now flattened near zero, 
signaling that current positioning among traders is no longer stretched or 
extreme compared to historical levels. The analyst revealed that this decline 
suggests that speculation has faded from the market, with leverage also 
significantly reduced. The shift also points to a reset in XRP’s market 
structure, where activity is now more balanced and less driven by crowd 
positioning or heavy bets in different directions. Interestingly, Xaif Crypto 
has compared the move to a historical setup, noting that the last time XRP’s 
OI Z-Score compressed to similar levels, the market entered a strong expansion 
phase, triggering a massive price rally. During that period in 2024, XRP 
climbed from $0.50 to $3.40, rallying by more than 600% before momentum 
cooled. Notably, the price surge followed years of decline and consolidation 
in XRP around the $0.50 area. The cryptocurrency spent most of 2024 trading 
between $0.40 and $0.70 while the U.S. SEC lawsuit dragged on. The lawsuit was 
filed in December 2020, keeping XRP suppressed for nearly five years before 
final settlement in 2025. Once sentiment shifted, XRP surged over 400% in 
November 2024 alone, jumping from $0.50 to above $2.5. It then pushed past 
$3.40 by January 2025 before climbing toward $3.6 in July, just shy of its 
$3.84 all-time high. OI And Leverage Drop Signals Potential Price Surge In a 
connected post, Xaif Crypto noted that XRP’s Open Interest has been steadily 
declining since a previous blow-off phase in November 2025. As a result, OI is 
now almost flat across major crypto exchanges, including Binance, ByBit, and 
OKX, suggesting that fewer traders are currently using borrowed money to bet 
on XRP’s price direction. Related Reading: XRP And Bitcoin Investors Are 
‘Trapped’, But Is There A Way Out? Xaif Crypto also pointed out that leverage 
levels are now at an extreme low, with Binance’s estimated leverage ratio 
dropping to around 0.15. This indicates that traders are avoiding taking 
large, risky bets at the moment. He noted that the market is currently in a 
calm phase, with most aggressive trading already cleared out. According to the 
analyst, this kind of low activity often appears before major market moves. 
With less leverage in the system, there is reduced selling pressure but also 
less momentum in the market. However, this also means that when new traders 
return, the XRP price could move up quickly. Featured image from Adobe Stock, 
chart from Tradingview.com

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