News Background XRP declined 4% from $2.85 to $2.75 in the 24-hour session ending Sept. 1 at 02:00, moving across a $0.12 (4%) 0 turbulence was amplified by institutional liquidation flows totaling $1.9B since July , prompting fears of cyclical 1 contrast, whales accumulated 340M XRP over the past two weeks , highlighting contradictory behavior between large holders and short-term 2 seasonality and ongoing regulatory pressure in the 3 to caution: crypto markets have historically underperformed in September, while unresolved SEC actions keep institutions wary. On-chain data shows activity on the XRP Ledger trending higher, with symmetrical-triangle formations reminiscent of 2017 pre-breakout 4 maps suggest concentrations up to $4.00 that could amplify any upside 5 Action Summary The sharpest decline came at 23:00 GMT on Aug. 31, when XRP dropped from $2.80 to $2.77 on 76.87M volume , nearly triple the daily average of 6 was tested again during the final hour (01:31–02:30 GMT, Sept. 1) as price fell from $2.77 to $2.75, with spikes of 10M+ tokens per minute confirming forced 7 in the day, XRP briefly touched $2.87 before retreating, as institutional selling capped rallies above $2.80.
Technical Analysis Support : $2.75–$2.77 remains the immediate base; below this, $2.50 and $2.00 are critical longer-term 8 : Heavy rejection at $2.80–$2.87 marks the ceiling for now; $3.30 is the higher-term breakout 9 : RSI dipped into the mid-40s before stabilizing, suggesting oversold 10 : Bearish divergence persists but histogram compression points to potential crossover if accumulation 11 : Symmetrical triangle + double-bottom formations align with long-term cup-and-handle 12 flag upside potential to $5–$13 if resistance breaks and liquidity pockets above $4.00 are 13 : The 76.87M spike during the $2.80 breakdown confirms distribution, but whale absorption of 340M tokens in the background supports the case for 14 Traders Are Watching Can $2.75 hold as the new floor into early September trading?
A close above $2.87 would flip bias toward a run at $3.30. Divergence between institutional selling ($1.9B since July) and whale accumulation (340M tokens in August) as a key market 15 seasonal September weakness overrides bullish structural setups pointing to $5–$13.
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