Is XRP Price Ready for a 20% Rally? Whale Selling Drops as $1.13 Breakout Nears

XRP price is showing signs of a bigger move as whale selling continues to slow down. Large investors are sending fewer XRP tokens to Binance than at any time since 2025, reducing selling pressure on the market. 

Meanwhile, crypto analyst Ali Martinez says if XRP breaks above the key $1.13 level, it could start a strong rally and climb toward $1.35.

XRP Price Jumps 4% as Buying Activity Surges

XRP price rose more than 4% in the last 24 hours, climbing close to $1.13 as the overall crypto market recovered. Coinglass data shows that trader activity increased sharply, with XRP futures open interest rising nearly 10% to $2.47 billion. 

This shows that more traders are opening new positions and expecting bigger price moves. The rally also forced many traders who had bet against XRP to close their positions. 

In total, more than $3.29 million worth of XRP positions were liquidated, including nearly $2.93 million from short sellers alone. 

When short positions are liquidated, traders are forced to buy back XRP, adding more buying pressure and helping the price move even higher.

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Whale Selling Pressure Drops to Lowest Level Since 2025

Following this surge, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost believes XRP is entering an important stage of its recovery.

According to his Binance whale inflow chart, large investors are sending far fewer XRP tokens to the exchange than before. Whale inflows have dropped sharply from a peak of 583 million XRP (about $1.36 billion) earlier in the cycle to just 25.3 million XRP (around $23 million) now.

The longer-term trend tells the same story. The 90-day average of whale inflows has fallen from roughly $460 million in early 2025 to only $69 million today.

This suggests that many of the biggest sellers have already slowed down, reducing selling pressure while XRP continues trading near the $1 support zone. Darkfost says the next step for XRP will depend on fresh buying demand returning to the market.

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Analysts See $1.35 as the Next Target

Meanwhile, crypto analyst Ali Martinez also sees bullish signs forming. He noted that XRP’s monthly TD Sequential indicator has flashed a buy signal, while the hourly chart is forming a symmetrical triangle. 

According to Martinez, a breakout above $1.13 could open the door for a rally of nearly 20%, pushing XRP toward $1.35.