XRP’s October Surge: Price Hits $3+ Amid ETF Hype, Whale Moves, and Bold Predictions
XRP entered October 2025 with strong upward momentum. On October 3, the token’s price traded in the low $3 range, reclaiming the $3.00 level that had served as psychological resistance for weeks cointelegraph.com. During that day, XRP pushed as high as approximately $3.09–3.10 on some exchanges tradingnews.com. By the evening of Oct 3, XRP was up about 11% for the week and 1.7% on the day, settling near $3.08–$3.09. These levels were the highest XRP had reached since July’s peak, putting it within ~15% of its all-time high tradingnews.com. Trading volumes were notably elevated, reflecting renewed market interest – weekly volume was nearly 40% higher than the prior week as traders piled in tradingnews.com. On October 4, some profit-taking and consolidation set in. XRP saw a mid-day dip, falling from about $3.05 to an intraday low near the high-$2.90s tradingnews.com. This slight retreat came as technical indicators showed overbought readings and as short-term traders likely cashed out some gains. However, importantly, buyers stepped in to defend the ~$2.95 support level, keeping XRP afloat around $3.0 by the end of Oct 4 tradingnews.com. By late afternoon, XRP was hovering just above $3.00, essentially flat to slightly down for the 24-hour period.
