XRP Retail Traders Turn Bearish — But the Crowd May Be Wrong Again
Retail sentiment toward XRP has plunged to its lowest level in six months, echoing the fear that followed Trump’s tariff announcements in April — a moment that later marked a key buying opportunity.
Data from Santiment shows the token’s bullish-to-bearish commentary ratio fell below 1.0 twice in the past three days — to 0.74 on Oct. 4 and 0.86 on Oct. 6 — indicating that bearish sentiment now dominates retail chatter. Historically, such levels of fear have aligned with market bottoms.
“XRP is seeing its highest retail FUD since the spring,” Santiment noted, adding that markets often move in the opposite direction of small traders’ emotions.
The pattern is consistent with what played out in mid-September, when retail exuberance peaked. On Sept. 17, bullish comments outweighed bearish ones by more than 3 to 1, coinciding with XRP’s local top above $3.14 before a sharp pullback.
Analysts say this reversal dynamic is typical — optimism builds at highs, while despair deepens near lows. That feedback loop between crowd sentiment and price action often provides clues about turning points.
If the pattern holds, XRP’s current wave of retail pessimism could once again be setting the stage for a rebound — as contrarian traders step in to take the other side of the fear.
