XRP’s “Big” Breakout: 3 Clueless Metrics That Haven’t Read the Memo

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So XRP has tacked on a majestic 2.4 % in a day-roughly the price of an overpriced flat white-and the Twitterati are polishing their metaphorical champagne flutes. Do try to contain yourselves. 🥂😏

But before we hail St. Ripple and schedule the victory parade down the blockchain, three tiny spoilsports-two on-chain indicators and one grumpy technical doodad-have shuffled into the room in carpet slippers and announced that the fireworks might be postponed on account of drizzle.

1. HODL Waves: The Short Attention-Span Brigade Cashes Chips

Those darling three-to-six-month holders-once proud custodians of 12.079 % of the supply at $3.54-have, with touching modesty, trimmed their bags to a humbler 8.705 %. Likewise, the week-to-month day-trading set has shrivelled from 7.522 % to 4.964 %. Translation: the people who usually do the loud shouting are taking early baths. 🤺

If you detect the faint aroma of selling pressure, do note it pairs nicely with denial and hopium tasting menus currently circulating on Telegram.

2. Whale-to-Exchange Flow: Fat Cats Queue for the Lifts-Downwards Only

In a touching act of synchrony, our leviathan friends have rediscovered their affection for deposit addresses. Whale inflows to exchanges have spiked anew-last spotted on 4 August just before price politely retreated from $3.07 to $2.96, like a dowager leaving an overly vigorous polka. 💃📉

When the ocean’s biggest mammals line up for the exit ramp, smaller fish should probably avoid the stampede-or at least bring popcorn. 🍿

3. OBV Divergence: The Volume Ghost Checks Out Early

Price has squeaked above its August 6 high of $3.33 to an earth-shattering $3.35. Meanwhile, On-Balance Volume-our trusty seismograph for actual enthusiasm-yawns, shrugs, and prints a lower high. Imagine the crowd chanting “GOAL!” while the ball is still halfway down the pitch and no one has boots on. ⚽👟

Thus we have the classic dish of price salad with empty-calorie volume dressing. Delicious, if your palate runs to air sandwiches.

In Summation-i.e., Where’s the Panic Button?

Until those three metrics quit sulking, XRP seems destined to loiter in the $3.25-$3.10 corridor, flicking through old magazines. A decisive push through $3.43 might usher in $3.51 and dreams of $3.62-$3.76. A slide beneath $3.10, however, flips the card table and invites $2.72-or possibly the bargain basement of doom below-for a séance with Mr Market’s darker moods.

Kisses,
Editor Harsh Notariya, who never met a consolation prize rally he couldn’t understate. 🥀

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2025-08-14 13:19