$XRP on the edge $2.26: the line between survival and breakout
$XRP right now is sitting at one of the most sensitive points of its entire structure. Price is hovering around $2.20–$2.21, with a massive $132B market cap keeping it afloat, but the real story is hidden deep inside the charts.
On November 16, 2025, price fluctuated between $2.16 and $2.28, a range that looks stable from the outside yet the market is anything but calm.
Daily Timeframe: A Downtrend That’s Still in Control
After touching the local high near $2.698,
$XRP slipped into a clean downtrend. Lower highs, lower lows every bounce gets rejected harder than the last.
The drop toward $2.07 came with heavy sell volume, showing clear panic and strong bearish pressure. Those deep red candles weren’t random they confirmed that sellers still dominate the macro structure.
4H Chart: Stuck in a Descending Channel
On the 4-hour chart,
$XRP touched $2.583 before falling into a tight descending channel. Price has been trapped there ever since.