XRP price sits less than 1% above the floor of a three-month rising channel, after smart money's quiet exit on May 17 triggered a chain of bearish technical signals.
The Bitcoin price dropping below $78,000 has shifted market attention to whether buyers can defend the $76,000 area or whether the pullback opens the way for a deeper move toward $70,000. Crypto market maker Wintermute said the latest decline followed another rejection near $82,000, where Bitcoin has struggled to reclaim its 200-day moving average.
Cryptocurrency prediction markets are showing a tight race between Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP over which asset is likely to record the highest returns in 2026.
Solana price remained under pressure after failing to break above the key $98 resistance zone, with multiple bearish chart patterns and weakening derivatives data raising the risk of a deeper correction below the $80 support level.