XRP tests $1.00 threshold after major leverage flush — will volume clusters at $0.80 hold?
A $28 million whale liquidation underscores systemic leverage risks as XRP struggles to reclaim its $1.06 volume block.
Market Impact Snapshot
The loss of the $1.06 high-volume support node, compounded by a $28.45 million whale liquidation, leaves XRP highly vulnerable to a deeper correction toward the $0.80 historical volume cluster.
Expected 7-day move · by coin
Our conviction: 75/100 — an estimate, not a guarantee.
The analysis is backed by clear on-chain liquidation data from Lookonchain and established historical volume profile clusters. However, the high volatility of the broader market and potential for sudden Bitcoin movements introduce moderate uncertainty.
Executive summary
On June 25, 2026, a sharp cryptocurrency market downturn triggered over $1.5 billion in total liquidations, impacting more than 200,000 traders. Among the largest casualties was a single whale wallet (0xf79C) that suffered a complete liquidation of 27.92 million XRP (valued at approximately $28.45 million) alongside 809.9 BTC (valued at $47.68 million), according to Lookonchain data. This substantial forced selling accelerated XRP's decline, pushing the asset to a multi-year low of $1.01 before a minor stabilization.
According to verified market data, XRP is currently trading at $1.02, representing a 4.6% decline over the past 24 hours and a 9.2% drop over the last seven days. This downward momentum has broken a critical high-volume node at $1.06, where over 830 million XRP had previously changed hands, according to analysis by Ali Martinez. The failure to maintain this level on declining spot trading volume shifts market focus to deeper historical support zones as traders assess whether the capitulation phase is complete.
Why it matters
The primary driver of this price action is a severe contraction in market liquidity and the forced unwinding of leveraged long positions. When a single entity faces a $28.45 million forced liquidation in a thin order book environment, the resulting market-sell orders create a cascading effect. This structural vulnerability is highlighted by the fact that XRP's daily trading volume was unable to absorb the liquidation without breaking key support levels. The immediate beneficiary of this flush is the sideline capital waiting for cleaner market structures, while leveraged retail longs have been thoroughly penalized.
From an institutional perspective, the breach of the $1.06 volume block signals a shift in near-term market structure. While some technical analysts, such as CasiTrades, view this retracement as a necessary "capitulation" to establish a healthier long-term market structure, the immediate reality is a lack of spot demand to offset the derivatives-driven sell-off. With Bitcoin dominance standing at 55.7% and BTC trading at $59,325, capital flows remain heavily skewed toward safer assets, leaving altcoins like XRP highly vulnerable to further downside if the broader market does not stabilize.
What it means for you
The likely scenarios — and the practical takeaway.
A bullish reversal requires XRP to quickly reclaim the $1.06 volume block on high trading volume, signaling that the recent drop to $1.01 was a temporary deviation or 'bear trap.' This scenario would be supported by a broader market stabilization, specifically Bitcoin reclaiming key short-term moving averages and capital rotating back into high-liquidity altcoins. If spot buyers step in to absorb the remaining sell pressure, XRP could target a retest of the $1.30 resistance level. However, this requires a significant reduction in funding rates and a return of positive funding on derivatives exchanges, indicating renewed buyer confidence.
The most likely scenario is a period of bearish consolidation and grinding lower toward the $0.80 support level. With the $1.06 volume block now broken and acting as resistance, XRP lacks the immediate spot demand and trading volume necessary to stage a rapid V-shaped recovery. The liquidation of $28.45 million in XRP longs from a single wallet indicates that large-scale leverage has been severely damaged, and institutional buyers are unlikely to catch a falling knife without clear signs of a market bottom. Furthermore, the broader market regime is currently neutral to risk-off, with BTC down 5.1% over the last seven days and trading at $59,325. This macro weakness, combined with a high BTC dominance of 55.7%, suggests that capital will continue to favor Bitcoin over altcoins in the near term. Consequently, XRP is expected to drift lower, testing the liquidity around $0.80 to find a sustainable floor. This thesis would be invalidated if XRP prints a daily close above $1.12 on trading volume that exceeds its 20-day average by at least 50%, which would signal strong institutional accumulation. Until such volume returns, the path of least resistance remains downward.
The bearish outlook remains highly probable if XRP fails to reclaim the $1.06 level within the next 48 hours, turning this former support into a formidable resistance ceiling. Under these conditions, continued spot selling and further long liquidations would likely drag XRP down to the next major volume cluster at $0.80, where 923 million XRP have historically transacted. A broader market decline, with Bitcoin falling below $58,000, would accelerate this move. If $0.80 fails to hold, the lack of structural support could expose deeper targets at $0.62 and $0.51, representing a full unwinding of the medium-term bullish trend.
Your takeaway
Traders should avoid catching the falling knife at current levels and instead monitor the $1.06 resistance for signs of rejection, or wait for a cleaner test of the major historical volume node at $0.80 to establish long-term spot positions.
Probabilities are our editorial estimates, not financial advice. How we build these scenarios.
What would change our view?
Real analysis is falsifiable — these are the measurable signals that would move our scenario, in either direction.
Shifts us Bullish
- XRP daily close above $1.12 on high volume
- XRP funding rate turns deeply negative while price stabilizes
- BTC reclaims $62,000
Shifts us Bearish
- XRP daily close below $0.98
- BTC falls below $58,000
- XRP spot trading volume drops significantly while price drifts lower
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Key levels to watch
Bigger picture · structural
The boundaries that tend to hold over days and weeks.
- Resistance
- $1.06
- Support
- $0.80
- Support
- $0.62
A ceiling — a level where the price has a high chance of stalling or turning back down, representing a major historical volume block.
Our analysis sees this as a floor — a major volume cluster where 923 million XRP have historically transacted, serving as the next logical safety net.
Our analysis sees this as a secondary floor — a large-scale historical volume cluster that would only be tested in an extreme market-wide capitulation.
Short-term · next 24 hoursINTRADAY
Our single most-likely call for today — one direction, not a list of options.
▼Most likely: drifts lower under selling pressureConfidence: Medium
~$0.95
Our analysis leans toward continued downward drift as trading volume remains insufficient to reclaim the broken $1.06 resistance level.
Would flip if price reclaims and closes above $1.06 on high volume
24 hours
bearish
XRP is likely to remain under pressure below $1.06 as the market processes the recent leverage wipeout on low spot volume.
7 days
bearish
A test of lower liquidity pools down to $0.95 or $0.80 is probable given the lack of immediate spot demand.
30 days
neutral
Expect a period of consolidation and base-building around the $0.80 to $1.00 range once leverage is fully flushed.
90 days
bullish
Longer-term recovery is possible if broader market liquidity improves and BTC dominance begins to decline.
What could invalidate this read — known unknowns, not predictions.
- A sudden positive regulatory development or settlement announcement regarding Ripple that triggers an idiosyncratic rally.
- A sharp macro-driven reversal in Bitcoin that forces a market-wide short squeeze.
- Inaccurate or delayed liquidation reporting from centralized exchanges masking the true extent of remaining leverage.
Bottom line
The most likely outcome over the next 7 to 30 days is a continuation of the bearish trend toward the $0.80 support level, carrying a 50% probability. The single biggest risk to this outlook is a sudden, macro-driven short squeeze in Bitcoin that drags the entire altcoin market higher. Investors should closely watch daily trading volume on XRP spot markets and the funding rate on derivatives exchanges; a failure to reclaim $1.06 on rising volume will confirm that sellers remain in control.
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