NEW YORK, April 20, 2026, 15:51 EDT
- XRP hovered around $1.43 Monday, pulling back after topping $1.50 on Friday and surrendering some gains.
- Last week, net inflows into XRP-linked ETFs hit $55.39 million, the highest weekly tally for these funds in 2026.
- $1.41 stands out as support, while traders look up to resistance layered between $1.46 and $1.50 for the next move.
XRP hovered around $1.43 on Monday, holding onto some gains from last week’s rally but staying shy of the threshold traders point to for a more decisive breakout. Data from CoinMarketCap put XRP up roughly 0.8% over the past 24 hours, with its market cap standing near $88 billion.
This time, XRP is carving its own path. The token punched through $1.50 on April 17—a level it hadn’t seen since March—but quickly surrendered about 6% as digital assets slid over the weekend.
Traders aren’t just watching price action; new money keeps rolling in. In the week of April 13-17, XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) racked up $55.39 million in net inflows, SoSoValue data shows. That’s a yearly high for these products so far.
On April 18, CoinDesk noted XRP picked up around 8% over the week and tacked on 3% during the day, edging out both bitcoin and ether. Still, trading stayed light, lacking a widespread rally. 24/7 Wall St. pointed out that after brushing past $1.50, XRP managed to outperform bitcoin, ethereum, and solana for the week.
Nothing tricky on the chart here. According to Coinpedia, XRP dropped under $1.46 over the weekend—now, $1.41 stands out as the next support. The site called $1.37 the 30-day VWAP, which factors in volume to average price. If XRP pushes back above $1.46, Coinpedia flagged $1.55 to $1.57 as the next range to watch.
The 24/7 Wall St. piece syndicated by Yahoo Finance tossed in a speculative angle, pointing out that ChatGPT suggested XRP could slip into a $1.25-$1.45 range short term if $1.50 didn’t hold. For a stronger finish to the year, ChatGPT’s case hinged on the CLARITY Act clearing Congress and ETF inflows jumping to the $2 billion-$3 billion mark. Claude pegged its range a bit higher, between $1.25 and $1.52 for the near term. These are just AI model outputs, not human analyst calls.
For bulls, it comes down to institutional money. Ripple reported that U.S. spot XRP ETFs hit $1 billion in cumulative inflows as of Dec. 16, then topped $1.50 billion by early March. There are five spot funds trading stateside, holding more than 769 million XRP tokens in custody. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan described the buyers as “institutional and professional investors,” adding they’re using the products “as part of a broader crypto allocation.” Ripple
Wrapped XRP, known as wXRP, comes with a utility pitch too. It’s a 1:1-backed token that lets holders put XRP to work across different blockchains. Hex Trust says rollout begins on Solana, Optimism, Ethereum, and HyperEVM, opening up access to DeFi apps like swaps and liquidity pools. “Expanding XRP liquidity in DeFi” is the main goal, according to Giorgia Pellizzari, Hex Trust’s chief product officer and head of custody. Hex Trust
The risk stands out. Sellers stepped in as the rally stalled just below $1.50, and 24/7 Wall St. warned that dropping under the 50-day moving average near $1.38 could drag prices back toward $1.28-$1.30. Coinpedia’s referenced analyst described the short-term picture as stuck in a $1.35 to $1.46 band unless there’s a shift in sentiment or inflows.
Macro risk still looms. On April 18, Al Jazeera reported Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz again, raising more questions for oil and risk markets. In this environment, XRP’s specific drivers could fade into the background if bitcoin slips and traders start trimming crypto positions.
So far, the trade’s playing out in a tighter range than the headlines suggest. XRP is seeing fund inflows and showing relative strength, with its institutional narrative looking sharper than it did earlier this year. Still, there’s a firm cap overhead. Unless $1.46 and then $1.50 flip to support, the rally hasn’t run its course.
