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By Sydney TheCMO
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Whale Shorts vs. Retail Longs. Here's where it gets interesting. Major traders — the so-called whales — are 136% more inclined to…
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XRP vs. Ethereum: A Widening Gap. The divergence from Ethereum makes XRP's situation look worse in relative terms.
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What Traders Are Watching Now. The sell volume has weakened recently. That's probably the one piece of data that gives bulls any…
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XRP is sitting at $1.11 and it's not looking good. The 8-hour chart has flashed a head and shoulders pattern — one of the more reliable bearish setups in technical analysis — and…
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The pattern alone doesn't guarantee a drop. But the context around it probably makes bulls nervous.
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If XRP breaks below that cleanly, the next levels to watch are $1.08 and then $1.06. That $1.06 line is the one that matters most.
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Here's where it gets interesting. Major traders — the so-called whales — are 136% more inclined to short XRP compared to retail traders, per available market data.
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Retail traders are leaning the other way, which isn't unusual. Retail tends to follow headlines and narrative. Whales tend to follow structure and positioning.
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The market response to Ripple's recent moves has been muted at best. Ripple joined the Linux Foundation's x402 group, an initiative aimed at making AI agent payments work on the…
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See also: XRP/BTC Pair Eyes Breakout After Ten Weeks of Tight Consolidation
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The divergence from Ethereum makes XRP's situation look worse in relative terms. Over the past 30 days, XRP has fallen roughly 11%.
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That gap matters because it rules out the "whole market is down" explanation. Ethereum went up. XRP went down.
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It's worth noting that XRP's challenges aren't necessarily new. The token has had a complicated few years — regulatory uncertainty, legal battles, and a price history that's been…
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But "sell volume weakened" is a fragile argument when whales are sitting at a -24.4 divergence score and exchange outflows have dropped by more than half since early July.
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