XRP News: ETF capital inflows surpass $1.25 billion, why is XRP price still hovering around $1.86?

Although the capital inflow into XRP spot ETF continues to grow, the price performance remains sluggish, and the market shows clear divergence. As of recent, the total assets held by XRP ETFs have surpassed $1.25 billion, indicating that institutional investors’ demand for XRP allocation is still increasing. However, the XRP price has fallen back to around $1.86, encountering persistent selling pressure during the rebound, reflecting that short-term trading sentiment remains cautious.

From a liquidity perspective, in the past few trading days, XRP ETF new funds have added approximately $8.19 million, continuing the stable inflow trend. This phenomenon aligns with the current overall logic of institutional participation in the crypto market: rather than directly chasing spot volatility, more funds prefer to adopt compliance and transparent ETF products for medium- to long-term positioning, reducing custody, compliance, and operational costs. In a context of ample liquidity and gradually clarified regulatory expectations, ETFs have become the main channel for institutions to allocate XRP.

However, the price has not yet reflected this demand. Technical analysis shows that XRP has been oscillating within the $1.85 to $1.91 range recently. The $1.90 to $1.91 zone faces obvious selling pressure, with sellers continuously offloading at this level. Volume data indicates that near $1.91, selling transactions significantly increase, suggesting this is a genuine supply concentration area rather than a decline caused by liquidity vacuum.

On the other hand, bulls have successfully defended around $1.86 multiple times. The price briefly broke below the consolidation zone but quickly rebounded, indicating stable buying support in that area. The current market is forming a gradually narrowing range structure, implying that the next effective breakout or breakdown could become a key turning point for the short-term trend.

From a more macro perspective, Bitcoin’s recent lack of strength has also suppressed overall market risk appetite. Until mainstream assets establish a clear direction, XRP, even with ETF capital inflows, will find it difficult to quickly break out of the range-bound pattern.

In summary, in the short term, XRP’s price movement will continue to revolve around the tug-of-war between ETF capital support and technical resistance. If XRP can regain stability above $1.88 and effectively break through $1.91, the price is likely to test the $1.95 to $2.00 range; conversely, if it falls below $1.86, a correction to the demand zone around $1.80 is not impossible. Overall, ETF capital inflows provide a downside buffer for XRP, but the true directional choice still depends on key level breakthroughs and the overall performance of Bitcoin.