XRP Forms First Bearish Pattern of 2025

After starting 2025 with some bullish momentum, XRP registered its first bearish technical formation for the year.

The digital asset’s 50-hour moving average has descended below the 200-hour moving average, creating what traders traditionally recognize as a death cross pattern. This development could cause some uncertainty among investors.

This technical development gains additional significance within the broader cryptocurrency market context, where substantial selling pressure has resulted in approximately $482 million worth of positions being liquidated within a single 24-hour period, according to data provided by CoinGlass.

XRP In 2025

The timing of this bearish signal has attracted particular attention from market participants. The asset’s technical landscape has experienced a notable transformation since the beginning of the year. Earlier trading sessions had demonstrated constructive momentum, with XRP generating positive technical signals across multiple timeframes.

Specifically, the cryptocurrency had formed golden cross patterns on both hourly and four-hour charts, where the 50-period moving average moved above the 200-period moving average, typically interpreted as a bullish indication.

Analysts expected a big start to 2025, but the asset succumbed to the broader market downturn after a few days and this first bearish signal has dampened the hopes of some investors.

The asset faces significant selling pressure, trading at $2.28 after a 2.3% decline over 24 hours. The asset has also fallen more than 4% from last week, and this bearish signal could cause a further decline.

Is There Hope for XRP In the Short Term?

Despite the bearish technical formation, XRP might still break free from this bearish signal. These patterns utilize historical data points and frequently manifest after price movements have already occurred, potentially limiting their predictive value.

Historical market behavior suggests that such crossover events often materialize when market conditions are approaching oversold territory, potentially setting the stage for price stabilization or recovery.

However, XRP’s RSI is at 50.9 and has a fair way to go before entering oversold territory. This shows it could consolidate for some time or decline slightly before recovery.

A particularly encouraging aspect for market participants is the continued defense of the daily Simple Moving Average 50 support level, situated at $2.176. According to a well-known crypto analyst, if XRP can rise high enough to breach the $2.5 level, it could lead to subsequent targets at $2.72, $2.9, $4.55, and potentially $5.85.

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