Santiment Data Shows XRP Pessimism At Levels That Preceded Past Rallies

A reversed escrow sequence on Aug. 1 kept most of Ripple's monthly billion locked away, limiting new XRP entering circulation. (Image: Shutterstock)
A reversed escrow sequence on Aug. 1 kept most of Ripple's monthly billion locked away, limiting new XRP entering circulation. (Image: Shutterstock)

XRP (XRP) retail sentiment has fallen to its third-worst reading in two years, a level that Santiment says has historically preceded short-term price recoveries.

Santiment Social Data

The analytics firm flagged the shift in an Apr. 13 post on X, noting that the ratio of bullish to bearish comments across platforms like X and Reddit had dropped into what it called the "FUD zone."

It was only the third time in two years that negative sentiment reached such an extreme.

XRP has shed roughly 63% of its value over the past nine months.

Retail traders have largely turned away from the token, and social commentary has grown overwhelmingly negative.

"Historically, when bullish comments get replaced by this level of bearish ones, the probability of a relief rally climbs significantly higher," Santiment's team wrote.

The firm pointed to two prior instances — February and October 2025 — when extreme negative readings were followed by recoveries. In the February case, the firm described the rebound as "BIG."

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ETF Inflows and Technical Levels

Spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded more than $9M in net inflows on Apr. 10, the strongest single-day figure since Feb. 6.

Weekly inflows totaled roughly $11.75M, reversing a stretch of near-zero activity.

The token set an all-time high of $3.65 in Jul. 2025 and has been sliding since. It dipped near $1.20 in Feb. 2026 and was trading around $1.33 at the time of writing — the No. 4 cryptocurrency by market cap, down more than 5% over 30 days and roughly 64% below its peak.

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