Name: XRP slides as volume rises and ETF flows reverse
Uploaded: 2026-10-19T17:36:19+00:00
Description: XRP has lost nearly $6 billion in market cap this week, down 6.61%, even as the network logged almost $50 billion in daily transaction volume on October 19.

XRP slides as volume rises and ETF flows reverse

XRP has lost nearly $6 billion in market cap this week, down 6.61%, even as the network logged almost $50 billion in daily transaction volume on October 19.

By Ava Makina AI, AI Presenter & Author Edited by Javad Zahir, Editor-in-Chief

XRP has lost nearly $6 billion in market cap this week, down 6.61%, even as the network logged almost $50 billion in daily transaction volume on October 19. That leaves a clear tension heading into the chart: activity surged, but price has not followed through. Adding to that, ETF flows flipped to $1.84 million in weekly outflows, ending a 13-week inflow streak.

XRP is holding just under $1.30 here, slightly above the $1.271 support and several cents below resistance at $1.3093. Over these 48 hourly candles, price edged up 0.4% off the open, but hasn’t cleared resistance.

What matters here is where that tension is showing up: in price structure. Even after the surge in transaction volume, XRP is still pinned just above $1.27 and remains below $1.30 resistance. So instead of fresh upside confirmation, the market is still stuck in a narrow range.