Analyst calls XRP bottom as on-chain transfers surge to $49.66B

Analyst Ali Martinez identified a potential XRP bottom on Monday, October 19, citing Santiment data that showed XRP Ledger transfer volume spiking to $49.66 billion while price held $1.25. He set a $2 target contingent on a sustained close above $1.56. XRP trades at $1.30, down 0.49% daily and 4.47% weekly, within a $1.29–$1.31 range.

On-chain volume vs. real demand

Santiment recorded a roughly 6,000% jump in on-chain transfer volume from a baseline near $0.8 billion. Transfer volume measures tokens moved between addresses and includes internal exchange movements. Total fees for the $49.66 billion moved were about $664. Spot exchange turnover reached $1.47 billion, which is 33.8 times smaller than on-chain volume and represents the demand metric to monitor. Spot volume rose 68% from Sunday.

XRP price levels and scenarios

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• Support: $1.2468 swing low with 0.618 Fibonacci at $1.2588.
• First resistance: $1.3661 last swing high, near the upper end of today’s range.
• Primary resistance: $1.3750 where the 50-day and 200-day EMAs converge. The 50-day EMA is approaching a potential death cross below the 200-day.

Upside case: daily close above $1.3750 turns EMAs into support, opening $1.4835, then $1.56. Martinez’s $2 target requires consistent closes above $1.56. Base case: continued consolidation near $1.30 as the volume spike normalizes. Downside case: daily close below $1.2468 invalidates the bottom call, targeting $1.10, then $1.05.

Context: cross-chain liquidity narrative and risk

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