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XRP’s $2.4 billion derivatives market is heading for a test of $1 as Bitcoin weakness raises the risk of a leveraged unwind.
Markets still expect rates to stay unchanged, but an unusually underpriced hike could force traders to reassess the Fed’s 2026 path and test Bitcoin’s recent resilience.
The options wall blamed for Bitcoin's stagnation was worth $1.2 billion in notional value and almost nothing in real pressure.
Cooling holder losses support a higher low, but weak spot demand leaves Bitcoin below its first major recovery test near $69,000.
Bitcoin’s move toward $69,000 would put XRP near $1.20, with renewed strength against BTC opening a path toward $1.26.
BTC must absorb selling from older and newer investors before challenging nearly $4.5 billion in call open interest between $70,000 and $80,000
At $64,000, Bitcoin must rise 12.7% to reach the first major buyer cost basis and 92.2% to return last year’s $120,000 July breakthrough.
BTC jumped after a softer CPI report, though escalating US-Iran hostilities could revive inflation and rate concerns.
Bitcoin rose above $64,000 during the week, while analysts said one week of ETF inflows was too little to establish a broader demand recovery.
