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XRP Consolidates Below $3 as RSI and MACD Signal Potential Breakout
XRP trades between $2.70–$2.83 in volatile session; whales add nearly $960M worth of tokens as technicals hint at a potential breakout.
Updated Sep 2, 2025, 3:23 p.m. Published Sep 2, 2025, 3:21 p.m.
What to know:
- Whales have accumulated approximately 340 million XRP, indicating long-term confidence despite broader market selling pressure.
- September remains a challenging month for cryptocurrencies due to macroeconomic uncertainties affecting risk assets.
- XRP's price fluctuated within a 4% range, with significant trading volumes suggesting institutional buying followed by retail profit-taking.
News Background
- Whales accumulated about 340M XRP (~$960M) over the last two weeks. This offsets broader selling pressure and shows longer-horizon conviction.
- September is often a weak month for crypto. Macro uncertainty around central bank policy and growth outlook continues to pressure risk assets.
- On-chain and trading activity stayed elevated. Early in the session volumes ran well above normal, then cooled as the day progressed. The pattern matches institutional-led buying in the open and retail-driven trading into the close.
Price Action
- Window: Sept. 1, 14:00 → Sept. 2, 13:00 (24h).
- Range: $2.70–$2.83, about a 4% swing. Price tagged $2.71 around 21:00 before rebounding to highs near $2.83.
- Volume: Surged to 101.36M and 93.66M in bursts, compared with a 24h average of 65.49M. Weekly pace was about 19% higher than average.
- Levels: A base formed at $2.70–$2.72. Repeated rejection near $2.83 capped the upside. The session ended consolidating just under resistance.
Technical Analysis
- Support: $2.70–$2.72 with volume-backed demand. Secondary levels at $2.65 and $2.50 if stress builds.
- Resistance: $2.83 near term. Above that, $3.00 psychological and $3.30 structural breakout levels.
- Momentum: RSI in the mid-50s, showing neutral-to-bullish conditions.
- MACD: Histogram is converging toward a bullish crossover. This would confirm constructive momentum if volumes remain high.
- Patterns: A symmetrical triangle is forming under $3.00. A sustained move above $3.30 could target $4.00 and beyond. Intraday higher lows point to continued accumulation.
- Flows: Early heavy prints suggest institutional buying. Later fades show retail profit-taking under resistance.
What Traders Are Watching
- A breakout above $2.83 and then $3.00. A clean close through $3.30 is needed for upside extension.
- Whether $2.70–$2.72 support holds. A close below this range shifts focus to $2.50.
- Confirmation from RSI moving above 60 with a MACD cross on rising volume.
- Ongoing whale accumulation and whether it can absorb further September weakness.
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