XRP: Why Crypto’s Awkward Middle Child Might Finally Get Invited to the Party

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  • Ripple flashing a buy signal is notable, if you’re into reading tea leaves and disappointment. 📉
  • XRP missing out on rotational flows means it’s dangerously close to being the last kid picked for dodgeball. Again.

They say not every macro pump becomes actual price action, which is economist-speak for “Don’t get your hopes up.” Enter Ripple [XRP]: the eternal underdog, clinging to promises the way I cling to the thought someone will please text me first for once.

May swooped in all dramatic — spot ETFs! futures ETFs! That endless legal sitcom is (allegedly) over! Then, as if to prove nothing ever really changes, XRP gobbled up resistance levels like a nervous eater at a dinner party. Still trailing its shinier rivals, of course, because XRP can never just have a moment.

FOMO? Not in this economy. Yet, XRP balances on Binance went from 2.73 billion to 2.84 billion faster than I could Google “is it too late to buy XRP.” That’s a 4% blip, so at least someone’s mother is buying. 

Maybe capital rotation is the culprit. With ETH/BTC flexing harder than anyone at a CrossFit gym, and “liquidity” chasing newer, sexier narratives, XRP finds itself the overlooked wallflower at the high school dance.

The silent struggle limiting Ripple’s breakout

This cycle, Ethereum has become finance’s unlikely main character, attracting both the earnest newbies and the sort of institutional whales who own yachts named after minor Greek gods. As AMBCrypto basically screamed from the rooftop, “smart money” is already preemptively stacking ETH like it’s Black Friday.

Ripple, meanwhile, only dreams of catching up: $2.50 is more like a ceiling fan than a price target, and the RSI is lounging below 80 like someone who left their Peloton subscription on pause. For context, Q4 looked like a Red Bull-fueled sugar rush above RSI 85. Now? More chamomile than champagne.

The result: Timid accumulation, not the kind of fireworks your cousin promised at Thanksgiving. Just ask the XRP/ETH pair:

Q2’s XRP/ETH cycle is the financial equivalent of bringing potato salad to a barbecue — it’s there, but nobody’s excited. Ethereum is the prom queen. Ripple is handing out programs in the lobby.

However, the pair is inching toward support that, last March, nuked everyone’s expectations of “sideways forever.” We saw a 30%-plus rally, propelling XRP to $2.90 like someone discovered 2020’s sourdough starter behind the fridge and decided to go for it again. Stay tuned for drama. 

Is the tide finally shifting?

Retail traders may be on a coffee break, but the XRP whale class (the 10k club, because subtlety is overrated) are stacking with the intensity of my neighbor’s Halloween decorations. The number of whale wallets just hit 301k — a personal best, if you ignore the price action.

Here’s a twist: While Ethereum’s LTH NUPL (Net Unrealized Profit/Loss) fell apart in grand, Shakespearean fashion at $1,400, the Ripple cult — sorry, “long-term holders” — remain serenely profitable. Take that, mainstream narratives.

Now, with XRP/ETH flirting with historic support and ETH looking a little too “hot yoga at noon,” any capital rotation could finally give XRP a Cinderella-at-midnight moment. 👜

If retail investors snap awake and follow the whales, XRP might hurl itself through the $2.50 barrier. Until then, prepare the popcorn and try not to check your phone every three minutes.

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2025-05-11 14:33