XRP Loses Steam, Drops Below $1.20 After Rally Reversal

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Heavy selling pressure pushed XRP back below a closely watched support level, although buyers stepped in around $1.17 and limited the downside.

The move toward $1.25 once again ran into overhead resistance, extending 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 stabilizing near $1.18.

The pullback does not fully erase last week’s breakout, but it underscores that bulls still need stronger momentum to test higher resistance zones.

Market context
• XRP continues to attract attention following ETF inflows and rising institutional participation that helped fuel the recent breakout above $1.20.
• The $1.11–$1.15 range remains a key demand zone, viewed as the dividing line between a normal correction and a deeper downturn.
• Despite recent recovery, XRP still trades below major moving averages on higher timeframes.

Price action
• XRP fell from $1.2170 to $1.1869 over 24 hours, a decline of roughly 2.5%.
• Selling accelerated during the June 17 19:00 UTC session as volume surged to 128.7 million XRP, more than double the average, triggering a break below $1.20.
• The token later found support near $1.1750 and rebounded modestly into the close, holding above the session low of $1.1747.

Technical outlook
• The break below $1.20 is the key development, as that level had recently acted as support after earlier breakouts above $1.14 and $1.18.
• Higher volume on the decline suggests active selling pressure rather than passive weakness.
• XRP avoided a deeper breakdown by holding the $1.17–$1.18 zone, where buyers absorbed supply and triggered a late recovery.
• The broader structure remains mixed, with price above the $1.11–$1.15 demand zone but still capped below the $1.25 resistance area.

Key levels to watch
• $1.1750–$1.1850 remains immediate support.
• $1.20 is the first resistance bulls must reclaim.
• $1.22 and $1.25 remain the next upside hurdles.
• A drop below $1.1750 could open a move toward $1.15, while a recovery above $1.20 would suggest consolidation rather than trend reversal.

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