Despite the rising crypto market uncertainties, XRP could be on the cusp of a recovery to higher prices spurred by retail sentiment.
The excitement around an XRP rebound on Tuesday has quickly turned sour. After an over 2.4% increase to an intraday high of $2.23, the cryptocurrency relinquished all of its gains early Wednesday, retracing to $2.14 at the time of writing.
Rebound Signs Stands Strong
Yet, there remains widespread sentiment that XRP could see higher prices from current levels. One such assertion comes from Santiment, a prominent market intelligence platform, which shared in a recent analysis that XRP is showing promising signs of a rebound.
The firm’s belief in this trajectory stems from retail market sentiment and how prices have historically reacted to it. Santiment highlighted that retail wallets are selling off their XRP holdings, a move that typically sparks a price recovery.
For context, the analysis classified retail wallets in this context as addresses with less than 100 XRP, worth $214 at the current market price.
Specifically, holders in this category have sold 1.38% of their holdings since the start of November in response to adverse market conditions. Recall that a recent report from The Crypto Basic shows that XRP supply in profit has dropped to 58.54%, a low last seen when the token changed hands at $0.53. The ensuing panic appears to be influencing the latest selloffs.
Yet, Santiment believes this is a good sign for XRP. It stressed that prices tend to move in the opposite direction to retail trader behavior. When small wallets panic and sell their holdings, it is a positive sign for market recovery.
XRP Shows Signs of Accumulation
An accompanying chart shows that XRP is exhibiting a usual sign of slight accumulation after severe retail sales, highlighting a brief pause in retail dumps. This pattern is normal in the small wallet behavior observed since December 2024, where they halted briefly before continuing their liquidation.
However, the other coins in the top three cryptocurrencies by market cap (excluding stablecoins) have seen more aggressive sales. Bitcoin retail traders dumped at the highest rate in two months, with holders of less than 0.01 BTC selling 0.36% of their stash in the past five days.
Ethereum retail traders are selling at the most aggressive rate among the top three. Specifically, addresses with less than 0.1 ETH have sold 0.90% of their holdings in the past month, coinciding with the asset’s dip.
Santiment noted that all three leading crypto assets are showing promising signs of a rebound, spurred by these retail dumps. This also suggests a possible recovery from Bitcoin’s current trend at $90,410 and Ethereum’s price of $3,011 to greater heights.
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