$2.15 Support Breaks as XRP Slides, Downtrend Accelerates

XRP Drops Below $2.15 as Selling Pressure Intensifies

XRP slipped 3.6% to $2.13 Tuesday amid broader crypto market weakness and concerns over Bitcoin’s ‘Death Cross.’ Heavy institutional selling pushed the token below the critical $2.15 support level, triggering a volatile $0.17 trading range with volume surging 76% above the 24-hour average to 177.9 million tokens, signaling large-order participation during the breakdown.

Sellers dominated the market in evening sessions, driving XRP into the $2.04–$2.05 demand zone, where buyers provided temporary support. The token rebounded to $2.11–$2.12, though the recovery was shallow as trading volume quickly tapered off. Technical charts now show a clear lower-high, lower-low pattern, reflecting persistent bearish momentum.

Despite ongoing ETF-related optimism, XRP underperformed broader crypto benchmarks, indicating that supply pressures outweigh fundamental drivers in the near term. Rejection at $2.21 and the breakdown below $2.15 emphasize the market’s sensitivity to key technical levels. While the reaction at $2.05 provided short-term relief, the lack of volume suggests the rebound may not be sustainable.

Traders are now watching whether XRP can reclaim $2.15. A move back above this level would ease near-term bearish pressure, while failure would leave the downside open, particularly as supply clusters persist at $2.13–$2.15 without significant bid absorption.

Macro factors continue to weigh on momentum. Bitcoin’s Death Cross, weakening liquidity, and risk-off flows across altcoins indicate that volatility may persist, leaving XRP—typically a high-beta asset—exposed to sector-wide selloffs.

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