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Heavy selling pressure pushed XRP back below a closely watched support level, though buyers managed to defend the downside near $1.17 and limit further losses.
The move toward $1.25 once again ran into strong overhead resistance, continuing a pattern seen since the spring selloff. After briefly trading above $1.22, XRP slipped back under $1.20 on elevated volume and spent the rest of the session attempting to stabilize around $1.18.
The decline does not fully negate last week’s breakout, but it highlights that bulls still need stronger momentum to test higher resistance levels.
Market backdrop
• XRP remains in focus after ETF inflows and growing institutional activity helped fuel last week’s breakout above $1.20.
• Traders are watching the $1.11–$1.15 demand zone, which supported the recent rebound and is seen as a key dividing line between a pullback and a deeper correction.
• On higher timeframes, XRP continues to trade below major moving averages despite recovering from early June lows.
Price action
• XRP dropped from $1.2170 to $1.1869 over 24 hours, a decline of about 2.5%.
• Selling accelerated during the June 17 19:00 UTC session as volume surged to 128.7 million XRP, more than double normal levels, triggering a break below $1.20.
• Price later found support near $1.1750 and recovered slightly into the close, holding above the session low of $1.1747.
Technical outlook
• The loss of $1.20 is the key development, as the level had previously acted as support following earlier breakouts above $1.14 and $1.18.
• Rising volume during the drop suggests active selling pressure rather than passive weakness.
• Despite the pullback, XRP held the $1.17–$1.18 zone, where buyers absorbed supply and sparked a late-session rebound.
• Overall structure remains mixed: price is still above the $1.11–$1.15 demand zone but below the broader $1.25 resistance area.
Key levels to watch
• $1.1750–$1.1850 is the immediate support zone.
• $1.20 is the first resistance bulls must reclaim to regain momentum.
• Above that, $1.22 and $1.25 remain major upside hurdles.
• A break below $1.1750 could open a move toward $1.15, while a recovery above $1.20 would suggest consolidation rather than a trend reversal.
