XRP Bearish Sentiment Surges to Extreme Levels Amid Market Uncertainty

Highlights:

• XRP bearish sentiments have attained new heights amid growing market uncertainty.
• The new trend suggests that investors might be losing confidence in XRP.  
• XRP has continued to trade below $1.5 as the broader market attempts to recover previous gains.  

Santiment, a renowned on-chain analytical platform, has reported a negative swing in XRP’s crowd sentiment. In an X post on Tuesday, the analytical firm noted that recent social media data show the ratio of bullish to bearish commentary has dropped to roughly 1.1 positive comments per negative one, suggesting that confidence in XRP has weakened significantly. 

Consequently, many XRP traders have adopted a cautious approach, while several others are expecting the asset’s price to decline further. However, historical trends have shown that when XRP discussions enter what traders call a “fear zone,” selling pressure begins to drop as many short-term traders would have already dumped their XRP positions. This could help stabilize the market and possibly lead to a price rebound shortly after. 

📉 XRP’s crowd sentiment has swung sharply negative again, with the ratio of positive to negative commentary dropping to just 1.1 bullish comments for every 1 bearish comment. Historically, this kind of fear and skepticism has often acted as a contrarian signal for XRP’s price.… pic.twitter.com/KGubO783yE

— Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) May 25, 2026

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Santiment also explained that when excitement around XRP becomes very strong and social media turns extremely bullish, prices tend to move closer to short-term peaks. During these periods, traders often rush into the market out of fear of missing gains. As more investors accumulate XRP, the number of new buyers begins to decline sharply. This will significantly plummet XRP’s demand, reduce its upward momentum, and heighten the chances of a market pullback. 

Santiment added:

“Those moments often occur close to local tops because too many traders are already positioned bullishly, leaving fewer new buyers available to keep prices rising.” 

XRP Price Continues to Dip as Bearish Sentiment Surges

At the time of press, XRP’s price is 1% down over the past 24 hours. It is changing hands at approximately $1.34 with a market cap of roughly $83 billion and ranks as the fifth most valuable cryptocurrency on CoinGecko. XRP’s 24-hour trading volume is $1.27 billion, with a fully diluted valuation of $134.17 billion. In the past week, month, and year, XRP’s price has dropped by 3%, 5.9%, and 42.8%, respectively. 

The asset has also dropped 63.2% below its $3.65 all-time high (ATH) attained during the market rally in July 2025. Other relevant market metrics show that XRP’s supply inflation is high at 5.41%, with a medium volatility of 2.43%. Sentiment remains bearish, while the “Fear & Greed Index” continues to point to fear at 34.

XRP Withdrawals Attain New Heights on Binance

CryptoQuant analyst Amr Taha recently reported a massive spike in XRP whale withdrawals from Binance. According to the analyst, whales withdrew 122 million XRP from the exchange on May 22. Taha described the massive withdrawal spike as the largest daily whale-withdrawal reading since February 9. For context, whales withdrew 278 million XRP on February 9. 

The analyst added:

“What makes the latest move more important is the price context. The February 9 withdrawal spike happened while XRP was trading near $1.43, while the May 22 spike came with XRP around $1.35.” 

The statement above implies that large investors’ faith in XRP has remained strong despite the asset’s recent price dips. In addition, it is an important market signal that could guide investment decisions. When whales consistently accumulate XRP, it causes a significant decline in the volume of tokens available for sales on spot markets, which could eventually drive an XRP rally.

XRP whales pulled $170 million off exchanges this week. Price sitting at $1.40.

When somebody big moves coins off an exchange, they're not getting ready to sell. You don't drag size to cold storage to dump it the next day.

You do that because you plan to sit.

The XRP crowd has… pic.twitter.com/mdozeGftgF

— The Chain Reserve (@thechainreserve) May 26, 2026