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XRP Price Prediction: Bearish Futures Data Casts Doubt on XRP’s Recovery

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XRP trades at $1.37, and our price prediction will show something that bulls won’t love. The token has now shed more than 2% this week, sliding from a three-month high near $1.69 into a zone where derivatives traders are quietly betting against it. Withheld from most headlines: the funding rate flip that just turned this into a short-favored market.

CryptoQuant’s latest market summary flags overheating and sell-side dominance in XRP’s futures book, with retail flow contributing to the imbalance. The long-to-short ratio dropped to 0.83 on Tuesday, its lowest reading in a month, with shorts now outnumbering longs.

The funding rate turned negative on Wednesday and sat at -0.0012% Today, confirming that short holders are getting paid by longs, a classic bearish tell. For context on how divergent whale and retail positioning have become, see this recent breakdown of conflicting XRP signals.

Zoom out and the setup mirrors broader altcoin fatigue: momentum cooling after a sharp run, open interest contracting, and traders de-risking ahead of macro catalysts. The technical picture below suggests XRP’s recovery attempt is running into real resistance — and not just from chart lines.

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XRP Price Prediction: Hold $1.35 Support This Week, Or Deeper Pullback

XRP’s pullback to $1.37 has it hovering just above a critical support band. The token still sits above its 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day EMAs, clustered between $1.24 and $1.35. This is a structure that remains technically constructive as long as it holds.

The RSI in the mid-50s shows momentum has faded without collapsing, while the MACD line sitting below zero signals waning upside thrust.

Three scenarios worth tracking:

• Bull case: A reclaim above $1.40–$1.43 resistance could open a path toward $1.54, then the $1.68–$1.72 band that gates a run to $2.00+.
• Base case: Consolidation between $1.35 and $1.40 persists while funding stays negative and open interest keeps unwinding.
• Bear case: A break below $1.35 exposes $1.31–$1.32, with $1.27 as deeper backup support.

Regulatory catalysts remain the wildcard here as the CLARITY Act’s potential to trigger a technical breakout is one to watch. Whether $1.35 holds this week likely determines which of these three paths plays out.

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Negative funding, a sub-1 long-short ratio, and cooling RSI. This is not a setup that rewards patience right now. Traders holding XRP through this chop are paying a real opportunity cost, and unless spot demand steps in to absorb the sell-side pressure, the $1.35 floor could get tested harder before it gets stronger.

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