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Story: Peter Brandt Warns of Potential 20% XRP Drop Amid Rising Bearish Signals

By Evie Vavasseur

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Brandt’s Chart Shows Key Support Level at $2.68743. In his recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Brandt identified a developing descending triangle on…

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Negative Sentiment Hits Six-Month High. Market data from Santiment shows that bearish sentiment toward XRP is now at its highest level in…

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Google Trends Reflect Waning Retail Interest. Adding to the cautious outlook, Google search interest in XRP has declined significantly.

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Mid-Level Holders Start Selling After a Year of Accumulation. On-chain data offers another piece of evidence for the shifting market dynamics.

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What Comes Next for XRP. Peter Brandt’s analysis underscores the risks XRP faces as technical, sentiment, and behavioral…

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Veteran trader Peter Brandt has issued a cautious outlook for XRP, highlighting a possible 20% decline if the token fails to hold a key technical support level.

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“On the right is a developing descending triangle. ONLY IF it closes below 2.68743 (then I’ll be a hater), then it should drop to 2.22163.”

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At the time of his analysis, XRP was trading around $2.85, meaning a 6% drop could trigger the bearish confirmation and potentially lead to a further 20% correction toward $2.22.

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While Brandt stopped short of predicting an immediate crash, he suggested that a close below this threshold would confirm downside momentum, especially as market sentiment…

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Interestingly, Santiment noted that such extreme negative sentiment can sometimes act as a contrarian signal, historically preceding short-term rebounds when fear peaks and…

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However, this pattern is not guaranteed, and with multiple indicators pointing toward caution, investors are closely watching XRP’s behavior near the key $2.68 support level.

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Adding to the cautious outlook, Google search interest in XRP has declined significantly. According to Google Trends, search activity for XRP fell to a three-month low in late…

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This decline suggests that retail traders — who often drive short-term rallies — may be stepping back, leaving institutional and long-term holders as the dominant market…

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On-chain data offers another piece of evidence for the shifting market dynamics. Wallets holding between 1 million and 10 million XRP — considered mid-level investors — have…

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Santiment’s chart shows that this group’s share of XRP’s total supply grew from 6% in October 2024 to a peak of 10.

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