XRP faces a critical turning point as buying pressure increases The buy-to-sell ratio for XRP on Binance has reached an all-time high, indicating that active buyers are significantly outweighing sellers. This often signals a decrease in selling pressure, as exhaustion begins to appear and liquidity gradually shifts toward demand. Therefore, rising ETF inflows, extreme fear in sentiment, and strengthening buying momentum are all factors creating a noticeable market divergence. In previous cycles, a combination of institutional accumulation and individual caution often preceded major trend reversals. XRP is now at a pivotal crossroads, where price movement, sentiment, and capital flow signals are sending sharply divergent signals. The divergence between sentiment data and flow data is currently one of the most closely watched indicators in digital asset markets. Historically, when fear reaches extreme levels while spot and derivatives market data continue to show steady accumulation, it often signals a transition from a distribution phase to an early reaccumulation phase.

XRP experienced a rare market split with $19.3 million in inflows into exchange-traded funds. As market analyst Zaif Crypto explained, the inflows into spot XRP ETF funds continue to gain increasing momentum, attracting new attention across the digital asset market. CoinShares data shows weekly XRP inflows of $19.3 million, pushing the year-to-date inflows to $178 million, with total assets under management now reaching $2.46 billion. The steady rise in allocations indicates quiet institutional accumulation amid broader uncertainty, a situation often preceding stronger market moves. Meanwhile, Bitcoin recorded weekly inflows of $872 million, while Ethereum saw inflows of $196.5 million. On the other hand, market sentiment toward XRP has turned sharply bearish, with fear levels reaching their highest in two years. In previous cycles, similar spikes in fear often signaled local lows rather than extended declines, indicating potential seller exhaustion rather than deeper structural weakness.

Investors’ caution is increasing due to ongoing geopolitical turmoil. The XRP currency market is also showing notable weakness, as traders appear to be pulling back on buying this digital currency. In fact, new data indicates that the XRP derivatives market may have taken a major hit. Weak speculative demand Glassnode reported that after the debt reduction event in early October 2025, the number of open perpetual contracts for XRP fell sharply from 7 billion to 2 billion tokens—a decline of 71%. The analytics firm noted the continued drop in position size, with open trading volume falling another 25% to reach 1.5 billion XRP. This trend suggests that speculative activity in the derivatives markets may keep declining. In a separate update last week, Glassnode observed that more than half of the XRP supply remains below its true value. Investors who accumulated more than two dollars, and have been experiencing daily losses ranging from 20 million to 110 million dollars since November 2025, are continuing to face selling pressure.