Key Highlights Trader anxiety surrounding XRP reached a three-week peak, with the bulls-to-bears ratio dropping to approximately 1.10:1.0 by May 25. Holders operating on 30-day timeframes are
The digital asset has maintained stability around the $1.35 price level despite trader anxiety climbing to its most elevated point in nearly three weeks. Blockchain metrics and institutional fund flow data present contrasting narratives regarding the token’s current market position.
XRP PriceAccording to Santiment analytics, the sentiment ratio for the cryptocurrency declined to roughly 1.10:1.0 on May 25. This movement positioned the asset within what market observers categorize as the “FUD Zone”—a territory characterized by widespread fear, uncertainty, and doubt across social platforms.
Previous instances of entering this zone have frequently preceded upward price movements. The underlying rationale is straightforward: when the majority of market participants express fear, selling momentum typically diminishes while accumulation opportunities increase.
Despite prevailing negativity, the token has avoided significant downside breaks. The price has successfully defended critical support zones hovering around $1.34.
Market analyst Ali Charts highlighted this specific $1.34 threshold. “I’m monitoring the lower boundary of the ascending channel at $1.34 as a potential accumulation area for XRP,” Ali Charts stated on the social platform X. “Should this level maintain, price objectives rest at $1.37 and $1.40.” The observation emerged as market participants assessed whether the ongoing consolidation phase would resolve upward.
I’m watching the bottom of the rising channel at $1.34 as a potential buying zone for $XRP.
If it holds, targets sit at $1.37 and $1.40. pic.twitter.com/to0eq1SADA
— Ali Charts (@alicharts) May 31, 2026
Santiment metrics reveal that market participants trading on 30-day timeframes are underwater by an average of 47%. A significant portion appears to have liquidated positions near local bottoms following the surrender of profits accumulated during late 2024 and early 2025.
The 30-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratio—a metric tracking unrealized gains or losses across the network—has descended below its December 2020 reading. Santiment has designated this territory as an “extreme opportunity zone,” terminology applied when the ratio touches historically depressed levels that have historically preceded price recoveries.
Santiment also identified a notable event on X. The year’s largest exchange deposit occurred Thursday—exceeding 22.80 million XRP tokens transferred to trading platforms. However, in subsequent days, 25.24 million XRP departed from exchanges. Santiment observed this substantial exchange movement coincided with a local price bottom, and that trading values have appreciated roughly 5% following this apparent capitulation event.
Right after the largest $XRP exchange inflow (+22.80M XRP) of the year happened Thursday, on-chain data indicates even more coins (-25.24M) have moved back off of exchanges since.
The massive flow of coins moving on to exchanges occurred right at the local bottom for… pic.twitter.com/ntzvOIEhUn
— Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) May 30, 2026
While fear metrics paint a pessimistic picture, institutional investment vehicle flows demonstrate the opposite trend.
U.S.-registered spot XRP ETFs registered $11.88 million in net accumulation on May 29. Bitwise commanded the largest share at $7.36 million, with Canary’s XRPC contributing $2.38 million and Franklin’s XRPZ adding $2.14 million.
JUST IN: ETF clients buy $11.88 million worth of $XRP, bringing total ETF-held net assets to $1.12 billion. pic.twitter.com/IzYIN8yaJj
— Whale Insider (@WhaleInsider) May 30, 2026
Between May 20 and May 29, these XRP investment products attracted cumulative inflows totaling $35 million. During this identical window, Bitcoin ETFs hemorrhaged $1.70 billion while Ethereum ETFs experienced $309 million in redemptions.
Aggregate assets under management across U.S. XRP ETFs currently approach $1.12 billion, with total net inflows since inception reaching $1.42 billion.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs documented $125.31 million in withdrawals on May 29, extending a redemption streak to ten consecutive trading sessions.
An outstanding development from October 2025 also lingers in the background. Bloomberg previously disclosed that Ripple Labs was spearheading an initiative to secure at minimum $1 billion through a special purpose acquisition company to amass XRP within a treasury structure. CoinDesk has contacted Ripple requesting confirmation, though no response has been furnished.
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