XRP is approaching a decisive technical juncture as traders and on-chain data point to a battle over the $1.50 resistance level. Crypto trader Dom identified $1.50 as the key barrier that must be flipped into support before XRP can target $1.80 or higher. According to Dom, XRP has remained below this level for 230 days, with repeated selling pressure appearing between approximately $1.48 and $1.55. A recent rebound briefly pierced the supply zone and produced a long upper wick toward $1.70 before sellers regained control, leaving the resistance structure intact.
Dom noted that XRP tested its three-month and six-month rolling volume-weighted average prices as support for the first time in over a year, which he described as a positive sign. However, he stressed that converting $1.50 into support remains the immediate requirement, and a convincing close above that level could open the door to a move of roughly 20% toward $1.80 or higher.
Derivatives data reinforced the intensity around the level. XRP futures open interest stood near $3.18 billion, while 24-hour trading volume reached about $3.90 billion, according to CoinGlass. Spot volume was significantly smaller at roughly $717 million during the same period. Open interest rose by 3.15% on Binance, 6.11% on OKX, 5.76% on Gate, and 10.17% on MEXC. On Binance, the long-to-short account ratio reached 2.16, while the top-trader account ratio was even higher at 2.59, indicating bullish positioning among prominent traders. At the same time, concentrated long exposure could increase liquidation risks if XRP fails to hold above $1.50.
Separate on-chain data from Santiment, shared by analyst Ali Martinez, showed large XRP holders accumulated approximately 1.54 billion XRP worth about $2.2 billion in 96 hours. The tracked whale cohort increased its combined holdings from roughly 8.27 billion to 9.81 billion XRP. Yet the signal is not uniformly bullish: CryptoQuant-linked data indicated about 1.6 billion XRP moved into Binance over the past 30 days, the highest amount since March, which could add potential sell-side liquidity. During the rebound, XRP briefly pushed toward $1.45–$1.47, though aggregate market data placed it closer to $1.41 with about $2.6 billion in 24-hour trading volume. XRP’s immediate battleground is therefore the $1.45–$1.50 zone, with resistance near $1.54–$1.55 and support in the $1.36–$1.39 region. A break below that support could expose lower moving-average levels around $1.30, while sustained acceptance above $1.50 would put the $1.70 and $1.80 roadmap back into focus.
