XRP was one of the large-cap assets with the worst performance this week. The price of XRP has fallen about 1.1% since yesterday and now has a decline of nearly 11% over the last 7 days. The movement occurs as the chart shows a strong downward structure, but a rare on-chain signal has flipped and now stands between XRP and a sharper decline.
This combination keeps both sides open while XRP trades near an important decision point.
The downward structure intensifies as a critical support zone emerges
XRP continues to move under a descending trend line. This trend line has formed the upper edge of a broad triangle structure, with the $1.94 level acting as support. This is a typical bearish pattern.
If the price falls below $1.94, it would break the base of this descending structure, confirming a new downward extension. XRP is only about 3% away from testing this zone.
The cost-base heatmap reinforces this level.
A cost-base heatmap shows where most tokens were originally purchased. These areas act as strong support or resistance.
Currently, the strongest cluster is between $1.96 and $1.97. About 1.79 billion XRP are in this range. If XRP falls below $1.96, especially below $1.94, the entire cluster will be pressured downward, and the price may drop more rapidly towards the next major zone, highlighted later in the text.
This is the clearest technical and on-chain crossover on the chart.
Net change in investor position turns positive — a rare change after 29 days.
A sudden and rare on-chain change has now appeared.
The net position change of investors tracks how long-term wallets add or remove tokens. Red bars mean they are sending tokens (distribution). Green bars mean they are accumulating. For 29 consecutive days, this metric remained red. Long-term XRP investors were exiting every day.
On December 1st, it turned green for the first time in a month.
The metric moved from -83.9 million XRP on November 30 to +42.05 million XRP, representing a variation of approximately 150% from net outflows to net inflows.
This is the first clear sign that long-term investors are testing the support zone and may be preparing for an attempt at recovery. This is the rare hope mentioned earlier.
XRP Price Levels: what happens next depends on $1.94.
As mentioned, XRP continues to move under a descending trend line. This trend line forms the upper edge of the triangle, with Fibonacci levels acting as support. The price has already broken several levels. The first critical break occurred below the Fibonacci line of 0.5 near $2.19, followed by another below $2.10. The next key floors are between $1.99 and $1.94.
A close below $1.94 confirms the break. This would open the way towards $1.81, which is the next major support zone.
If long-term investors continue to add and the $1.94–$1.97 cluster holds, XRP may attempt a recovery.
The first recovery barrier is at $1.99. The price of XRP needs to stay above this value to avoid a deeper correction.
A stronger recovery will only form if XRP can exceed $2.28, a point at which it would surpass the descending trend line and neutralize the constant selling pressure.
The token price is now stuck between its strongest short-term support and the trend line that offers resistance. Whether the new long-term accumulation will be enough to prevent a new break will define the next move.
The XRP article falls 3% and a rare on-chain signal triggers a possible reversal alert seen for the first time on BeInCrypto Brazil.
