XRP's Whale Accumulation and Technical Outlook: Navigating Regulatory Waters

1. Whale Accumulation Signals Long-Term Confidence in XRP

In early 2025, Ripple's XRP experienced fierce accumulation by major holders, with accounts holding between 10 million and 1 billion XRP raising their portion from 10.91% to 11.83%, and ultra-large holders (more than 1 billion XRP) raising their portion from 37.67% to 39.37%. Sweeping accumulation events, like whales purchasing more than 520 million XRP, further highlight this trend. This accumulation is accompanied by declining exchange inflows, an indicator of a preference to hold instead of sell. Although the price of XRP has been capped at $2.50 to $2.60, this whale action is bullish and indicative of price potential in the future, although overall market conditions and regulatory updates are still important

1. Exchange Inflows Decline Amidst Reduced Network Activity

In 2025, Ripple's XRP experienced a sharp drop in exchange inflows from 2.7 billion to 74 million, particularly on Binance, mirroring waning sell-side pressure as investors transfer XRP to private wallets and prefer to hold on to them. This decline in inflows is matched by a decline in XRP's 24-hour active addresses from an annual high of 612,000 on March 19 to approximately 36,000 by April 17, mirroring waning network activity. The reduced sell pressure could also assist with price stability, but the low network activity could temper bullish pressure in the immediate future.

Technical Outlook: XRPUSD Navigates a Mixed Landscape

XRPUSD  showed a minor pullback due to positive developments.  It hit an intraday high of $2.19 and is currently trading around $21732. A daily close below $1.60 could signal a further minor bearish trend. XRP remains above both short-term (34 EMA and 55 EMA) and  long-term moving averages (200-day EMA) on the 4-hour chart confirms bullish trend.

Resistance and Support Analysis
The immediate resistance level for XRP is around $2.25, and a breakout above this level will push prices higher to $2.60/$2.80/$3/$3.40/$4. Any breach above $4 confirms further bullishness, a jump to $5. On the downside, immediate support lies at $1.89 any break below targets  $1.60, $1.27, $1.00, $0.85, and $0.74.

CCI(50)- Bullish

Directional Movement Index - Bullish

Trading Strategy Recommendation

It is good to buy on dips around $1.80 with SL around $1.60 with SL around $4.