Crypto analyst Cryptoinsight has drawn attention to an “extremely interesting” 
price action for XRP. He highlighted the altcoin’s funding rates and spot 
volume, which provided insights into XRP’s recent downtrend, with its drop 
below the psychological $2 level. How XRP’s Funding Rates And Spot Volume 
Explain The Price Action In an X post, Cryptoinsight noted that open interest 
is rising significantly as funding flips heavily negative and the premium also 
continues to get more negative. In line with this, he remarked that leveraged 
players artificially created the move down for XRP. The analyst then pointed 
to the rise in spot volume, which is also significant. Related Reading: XRP’s 
173-Day Theory: What Happens If This Historical Trend Plays Out Again The rise 
in the XRP spot volume is said to be happening just as the altcoin sweeps the 
recent wick into the year-long support at around $1.8, thereby creating a 
Bullish Divergence on the 4-hour chart. Cryptoinsight warned that the altcoin 
may have to drop a little further based on the hourly liquidity pools. 
However, the analyst is confident that a potential bounce for XRP from these 
price levels will be “quite violent” when it happens and will trigger a 
shortsqueeze back to the upside. Crypto analyst Darkfost also recently noted 
that there are predominantly short positions for XRP at the moment, with the 
funding rates on Binance mostly negative since December. The analyst stated 
that negative funding rates signal a potential reversal for XRP, and that any 
price rise could trigger several short liquidations, pushing the price much 
higher. A similar pattern is said to have played out twice for the altcoin 
since 2024. The first was between August and September 2024, while the second 
was in April 2025, with the price rebounding after the funding rates turned 
negative for a while. A Monthly Close Above $1.91 Is Key In an X post, crypto 
analyst ChartNerd said that XRP must close above its monthly 20 EMA at $1.91 
this month. This came as he warned that, historically, after macro trends, 
closes below this EMA have signaled further decline. As such, the analyst 
declared $1.91 a fine line in the sand that market participants should be 
watching closely. Related Reading: XRP Price Recovery Is Possible If It 
Reclaims This Ichimoku Base A “great sign,” according to the analyst, is XRP’s 
breakout of its 3-week-long falling wedge resistance. With this breakout, the 
altcoin could be targeting $2.40, where the breakdown began after the falling 
wedge pattern formed. However, XRP is set to face key resistance between the 
$2.13 and $2.20 range. Meanwhile, ChartNerd assured that the altcoin’s fractal 
remains valid, with a rally to $27 still on the horizon. At the time of 
writing, the XRP price is trading at around $1.90, up over 2% in the last 24 
hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Vectorstock, 
chart from Tradingview.com

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