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XRP Fades Below $2.60 as $63M Whale Sales Hit Binance
raders are monitoring the $2.55 support and $2.65–$2.66 resistance zones for potential market shifts.
Updated Oct 14, 2025, 5:46 a.m. Published Oct 14, 2025, 5:46 a.m.
What to know:
- XRP faced selling pressure near $2.66 as a large transfer to Binance signaled short-term distribution.
- Institutional buying defended the $2.55 support level amid increased trading volume.
- Traders are monitoring the $2.55 support and $2.65–$2.66 resistance zones for potential market shifts.
Aggressive selling near $2.66 resistance and a major Binance inflow signal short-term distribution while volume data show institutional dip-buying defending $2.55.
News Background
XRP’s rebound from Friday’s sub-$1.58 liquidation lows lost steam overnight as fresh whale activity hit exchanges. A single 23.9 M XRP transfer (≈ $63 M) to Binance coincided with selling pressure that erased early gains. The move came as open interest jumped 2.4 % to $1.36 B, suggesting leveraged positioning remains elevated even after the $32 B market-cap recovery that followed Trump’s tariff-driven crypto rout.
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Broader risk markets stabilized as trade-war rhetoric softened, but derivatives desks flagged renewed short build-ups near $2.65–$2.66.
Price Action Summary
- XRP traded a $0.11 band (4 %) from $2.54 to $2.66 between Oct 13 05:00 and Oct 14 04:00.
- Volume exploded to 244.6 M at 13:00 — nearly 3× the 91.8 M average — confirming aggressive dip-buying near $2.55.
- Price peaked at $2.66 during 20:00 hour before sustained sell-off drove a $2.55 close.
- Bears extended control into the final hour, breaking $2.57 support on 4 M volume at 04:10, then consolidating $2.55–$2.56 into close.
Technical Analysis
The $2.55–$2.56 zone continues to anchor near-term support after repeated high-volume defenses. Resistance is firm at $2.65–$2.66 where profit-taking and whale flows triggered multiple rejections.
Momentum bias leans bearish while XRP trades below its 200-day MA ($2.63), though a sustained reclaim above $2.60 could reset the structure for another $2.70 test. Volume remains the key tell: spikes on dips show institutions buying weakness, but lower highs suggest supply still outweighs demand.
What Traders Are Watching
- $2.55 support — can it hold through weekend Asia sessions?
- Reaction to $2.65–$2.66 resistance zone on next uptick.
- Binance whale flows as a signal of continued distribution or rotation.
- Leverage unwind potential if open interest ($1.36 B) stays elevated.
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