In the volatile cryptocurrency landscape, the XRP coin is drawing investor interest for its ability to spur liquidity-driven moves. Today, market analyst Ali Martinez examined the latest chart trajectory of XRP and disclosed a Bollinger Band squeeze that suggests that the market is building for a potential upward breakout.
The XRP token is the cryptocurrency powering the XRP Ledger, created in 2012, functioning as an alternative to Bitcoin. The crypto serves as a bridge between traditional currencies, helping to enable rapid, low-cost, and cross-border payments between financial institutions. Unlike other cryptocurrencies that focus on decentralization, XRP concentrates on the financial sector, partnering with multiple financial institutions to build a seamless payment network to facilitate cross-border transactions in real-time.
Bollinger Bands Signals XRP’s Upcoming Price Spike
In recent weeks, XRP has been moving in a consolidative phase, indicated by today’s decline of 2.1%, currently making its price trade at $1.38. Furthermore, its price experienced a dismal rise of 0.3% and 0.8% over the past week and month, respectively, showing its sideways movements, reflecting weakness in the wider crypto market.
Fresh market development indicates that XRP’s current technical formation signals that its market is on the brink of witnessing a potential breakout, as per data from the analyst. Today, Martinez identified that XRP is going through a traditional Bollinger Band squeeze, with the volatility range narrowing (decreasing). Traditionally, such squeezes normally bring about robust price surges, with the analyst pointing out that this Bollinger Band contraction is set to end the ongoing correction and pave the way for a steady upward movement.
As per the analyst’s market observation, the continuing consolidation is in its exhaustion as the XRP market seems to be accumulating energy. Technical analysis shows that XRP’s volatility compresses and its liquidity builds, meaning that the cryptocurrency is readying for an upward price breakout soon.
XRP Whale Selling Pressure Drops
As XRP holds its price at $1.38, its institutional demand appears to be returning as whale selling pressure declines significantly, according to the latest on-chain data reported today by market analyst CryptoQuant.
Today, metrics from CryptoQuant disclosed that XRP whales are regaining interest as token flows to centralized exchanges are dropping substantially. The data revealed that while daily XRP whale inflows to exchanges reached a high of 1.04 billion on last month February 6, the trend has been declining steadily, with the current average flow reading at 35.90 million today, March 11, which is a 96.55% drop.
With the trader enthusiasm returning to the market, the Bollinger Band squeeze indicator forecasts that XRP could climb somewhere between $3 and $6, driven by its upcoming breakout.