Quick overview

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The $2 support is a crucial threshold that XRP is testing, and the structure beneath it appears entirely different this time. Retail panic-selling during previous selloffs was fueled by intense fear, and XRP fell below important support levels.

 

The market posted significant liquidations in October 2025, when extreme fear readings reached their lowest point, the XRP $2 support is still intact.  The $2 support is still in place because institutional demand has taken the retail sellers’ position.

Exchange balances fell by 45% in just 60 days as institutions took custody of 1.35 billion XRP. Inflows into XRP ETFs also reached $1 billion in just four weeks, the quickest since the introduction of Ethereum ETFs.

More important than the actual fear levels is comprehending the structure underlying this support, including who is purchasing, how supply is flowing, and what institutions are doing. There’s more to XRP’s defense of the $2 support than just trader psychology. It signifies a change in who purchases and how supply is absorbed. Institutional buyers have intervened during recent selloffs.

Institutional investors and XRP whales now use the crucial $2 support as a low entry point. Technically, XRP indicates high subsurface pressure. Intraday charts tightened into a bullish wedge, indicating that demand is increasing despite price containment.

The path to higher resistance zones is made possible by a move above $2.10. Stronger upside intent would be confirmed if XRP can hold and close above $2.25. In previous cycles, when sentiment shifted, the XRP $2 support collapsed. The floor appears different this time.

While CME futures allowed institutions to hedge positions without dumping tokens, XRP ETF inflows created a natural entry point near $2 for regulated buyers. It would take a real shock, such as a macroeconomic crisis or regulatory reversal, rather than just traders becoming anxious, to break $2 right now.