XRP (XRP) closed at $1.30 at 8 p.m. ET Oct. 19, 1 cent below its Oct. 18 UTC close, while daily trading volume could not establish buying near an earlier $1.26 low.
The evening close fell at 00:00 UTC Oct. 20. XRP’s Oct. 18 UTC close was $1.31. An Oct. 19 check at 3:19 a.m. ET (7:19 UTC) put XRP at $1.32, the upper end of a $1.26-to-$1.32 range over the preceding 24 hours.
At 11:39 a.m. ET (15:39 UTC), an EconoTimes market snapshot recorded XRP near $1.30. That reading came after the early check and before the evening close.
Market trading volume for Oct. 19 UTC totaled $1,217,807,352. The figure offers no breakdown of buying at prices near $1.26. On-chain transfer values measure separate activity: transfers between addresses do not establish whether ownership changed or whether a purchase occurred at $1.26.
