XRP has climbed back above the $1.40 threshold following a strong bounce from recent bottom levels, with market attention centering on substantial whale movements and the critical $1.50 resistance barrier.

The digital asset recently surged from approximately $1.25 to reach $1.44 before experiencing a modest retracement toward the $1.37–$1.40 range. The recovery from the $1.24–$1.26 area has positioned XRP near a significant technical barrier: near-term charts identify resistance in the $1.45–$1.50 corridor, while beyond this zone, market participants are monitoring price levels around $1.55–$1.58.

Major Holders Add $2.2 Billion in XRP

Cryptocurrency market analyst Ali Martinez published Santiment data on X revealing that major XRP wallet addresses added approximately 1.54 billion tokens during a 96-hour window. Based on prevailing market prices, these acquisitions represented roughly $2.2 billion in value, and the monitored wallet addresses expanded their collective holdings to approximately 9.81 billion XRP. Whale-tracking metrics of this kind are among the on-chain indicators market observers follow for visibility into how the largest wallet cohorts are positioned during price recoveries, though such figures capture holdings rather than intent.

$2 BILLION IN XRP BOUGHT BY WHALES

Whale activity on the XRP network has surged over the past 96 hours.

Large holders appear to have accumulated roughly 1.54 billion $XRP , worth around $2.2 billion.

That’s a significant accumulation spike that could soon translate into price… pic.twitter.com/Ty3ukakDvi

— Ali Charts (@alicharts) September 19, 2026 · View on X

While the wallet metrics demonstrate increased accumulation among the tracked whale cohort, the specific motivations behind the purchases made by individual holders remain undisclosed.

Trading platform activity has also intensified. CryptoQuant data indicated approximately 1.6 billion XRP in aggregate whale deposits to Binance during the preceding 30-day period — the peak level observed since March. While exchange deposits can facilitate trading activity, transfers to Binance do not necessarily signal sellers’ intentions, which is why inflow readings are typically weighed alongside other data rather than treated as a directional signal on their own.

Analysts Point to $1.50 as the Decisive Level

Market analyst Dom noted on X that XRP recently validated its three-month and six-month rolling VWAP levels as support zones for the first in over a year. Volume-weighted average price (VWAP) aggregates trading activity over rolling windows and is a long-standing technical benchmark for identifying value zones on a chart. Dom emphasized that the crucial near-term level is $1.50, suggesting that establishing it as support could pave the way toward $1.80 or beyond. He observed that XRP has traded beneath this threshold for approximately 230 days, and in his view, converting $1.50 into a support level represents the crucial short-term technical challenge.

Technical Outlook

Another technical chart posted by Ali Martinez illustrated an inverse head-and-shoulders formation with a neckline positioned near $1.55 — a pattern chartists have long used to frame potential transitions from downward to upward moves, with the neckline serving as the conventional trigger line. Martinez indicated that XRP was approaching a potential breakout that could trigger a 35% advance if the neckline is breached.

Analyst Crypto Patel shared a longer-duration chart identifying resistance zones around $1.70 and $3. His extended technical projections range from $10 to $18, though these ambitious targets require XRP to overcome closer resistance levels first. Patel’s chart showed XRP sitting above what he described as a major long-term accumulation zone on the two-week timeframe, following a drawdown of roughly 74% from its current all-time high. On his extended-term framework, Patel marked support levels around $1 and $0.60, while shorter-duration charts position nearer support around $1.28.

$XRP PRICE PREDICTION: $10+ NEXT? THE BREAKOUT SETUP IS FORMING

#XRP Is Sitting Above A Major Long-Term Accumulation Zone On The 2W Chart.

After A ~74% Drawdown From The Current ATH, XRP Has Reclaimed Its Long-Term Structure.

Key Resistance: $1.70/$3 Strong Support:… pic.twitter.com/x4FUS4BECr

— Crypto Patel (@CryptoPatel) September 19, 2026 · View on X

ETF Debut Postponed

In a separate development, a communication from BankXRP on X indicated that the proposed Volatility Shares 3x XRP ETF debut has been postponed until October 18, following a September 18 regulatory filing. Leveraged single-asset ETFs of this kind seek to deliver a set multiple of an underlying asset’s daily performance, offering amplified exposure through conventional brokerage accounts without requiring direct token ownership.

Momentum Indicators

Moving average indicators show XRP trading above its seven-day, 20-day, 50-day and 200-day moving averages, while RSI measurements in the low-to-mid 50s remain within neutral range — under the indicator’s conventional reading, values above 70 are considered overbought and below 30 oversold, placing current momentum in neither extreme.

For XRP’s current price action, the $1.45–$1.50 zone represents the immediate resistance barrier, while $1.36–$1.39 constitutes the first support area beneath the prevailing market level. Market attention remains centered on whether the $1.50 barrier can be converted into support, with the October 18 ETF debut date and continued exchange-flow and whale-wallet readings offering concrete reference points for observers tracking the asset in the weeks ahead.

Source: Blockonomi