XRP Price Drops 15% as Buyers Rush in to Defend Key $2 Level

Ben Graham · 13 horas atrás

The XRP Price has slid nearly -15% over the past week, spooking short-term traders and triggering a sharp wave of dip buying. However, buyers have continued to step in to defend the key $2 level whenever it has approached, with around five separate bounces from $2.03 to $2.08 over the past seven days.

This move fits a familiar crypto pattern: big money buys fear and red candles, while retail traders with weak hands exit their positions as the first sign of trouble. XRP is currently flat over the past 24 hours, trading at $2.05, with $3.25Bn in daily volume.

Price weakness alone does not tell the full story. Ripple’s native token has spent years trading around legal headlines, ETF speculation, and shifting market cycles. This drop landed right in the middle of that long-running push-and-pull.

Traders Buy the Dip and ETF Flows in the Green: What Does it Mean for the XRP Price?

Dip buying occurs when investors purchase an asset after its price has fallen, betting the decline is temporary. In crypto, analysts often track this using on-chain data, which shows wallet activity on the blockchain.

In Ripple’s case, wallets holding large amounts of XRP tend to accumulate more when the price declines. According to Santiment data, similar pullbacks in the past have seen large holders boost their XRP holdings by over +6% during downtrends. Historical evidence indicates that these buyers tend to act early, buying when an asset is down rather than chasing green candles.

XRP has decoupled from the altcoin pack, surging another +14% and breaching the $2.50 resistance for the first time in 12 days. Wallets with at least 1M $XRP now hold 46.4B coins, as they have accumulated 6.5% more in just the past 2 months alone. Address activity has also… pic.twitter.com/87PiB2OxeU

— Santiment (@santimentfeed) March 19, 2025

For beginners, this is important because it explains why price declines do not always signal panic. Sometimes they signal the transfer of coins from nervous hands to patient ones and separate profitable investors from the losers.

Another positive for the long-term XRP price analysis is its strong performance across various spot ETF products. CoinGlass data indicate that since the multiple spot XRP ETFs went live on November 14, 2025, there has been only one day of negative flows.

On January 7, 2026, the day closed with -$40M in outflows, but aside from that, every single day has been green, which marks an incredible feat for XRP and highlights its demand from traditional retail investors.

As of today (January 13), the total figure for XRP ETFs stands at +$1.13Bn in flows, compared to just +$72M in flows for Solana and its various spot SOL ETFs.

(SOURCE: CoinGlass)

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Why XRP Whales Continue to Buy Into Fear

Big investors usually plan months ahead. Data from 2024 and 2025 indicate that whales purchased hundreds of millions of XRP during periods of significant price weakness, including a $500M accumulation phase reported by Yahoo Finance in October 2025. These moves often preceded big rebounds.

The logic is simple. If you believe that the XRP price has survived multi-year legal battles, continues to expand payment partnerships, and is attracting unprecedented demand for its ETFs, lower prices appear attractive. That belief does not guarantee gains, but it explains the behavior.

This also connects with earlier market resets, when forced liquidations flushed out leverage. We covered a similar setup during recent XRP liquidations, which cleared excess risk and slowed selling pressure.

(SOURCE: Coinalyze)

The Risks With Dip Buying That Traders Still Need to Respect

Dip buying does not equal a guaranteed bottom. XRP price remains volatile and heavily influenced by headlines, particularly regulatory developments related to Ripple. A single court update or ETF rumor can move the price fast.

Large holders also have deeper pockets and longer timelines than most retail investors. They can sit through drawdowns that would stress a small portfolio. Copying their moves without that cushion invites bad decisions.

Another risk is narrative fatigue. XRP has rallied hard before on speculation, only to stall. We recently explained how even Ripple’s $40B valuation does not automatically push XRP higher.

Right now, XRP’s dip-buying surge indicates confidence from experienced players, not certainty. If you are interested, think small, avoid leverage, and treat this as a long-term bet, not a quick flip. Price swings will stay sharp.

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