Key takeaways:
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Increasing institutional demand for XRP ETPs and persistent whale accumulation back the bullish case for XRP price.
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XRP must close above $2.30 on the daily chart to secure a push toward $3.
XRP (XRP) price displayed indecision on June 30, down 0.8% over the last 24 hours to trade at $2.17.
XRP price remains above $2.00 at the time of writing, as several analysts highlight the key resistance levels that must be broken on the path toward new all-time highs.
Investors increase exposure to XRP investment products
Institutional demand for XRP investment products is increasing, according to data from CoinShares.
Related: XRP price saw month-long 420% rally the last time this metric turned green
XRP exchange-traded products (ETPs) posted inflows of $10.6 million in the week ending June 27, bringing their inflows for the first half of the year to $219 million.
Other top-cap altcoins such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Solana (SOL) recorded net inflows of $2.2 billion, $429.1 million, and $5.3 million, respectively, indicating increased institutional appetite for XRP.
CoinShares head of research James Butterfill said:
“We believe this resilient investor demand has been driven by a combination of factors, primarily heightened geopolitical volatility and uncertainty surrounding the direction of monetary policy.”
Additionally, the supply held by entities with a 1 million-10 million token balance is also rising. These addresses now own 9.9% of the total XRP supply, a 65% increase since late November 2024.
XRP’s price has rallied by approximately 350% since then.
Interestingly, XRP’s whale holding rose even during its 35% price pullback to $1.60 between January and April.
This may suggest that larger holders, often viewed as more patient or strategic investors, are steadily accumulating positions in anticipation of further gains.
XRP key price levels to watch
XRP must flip the $2.60 resistance level into support to target higher highs above $3.00.
But first, the XRP/USD pair must close above the $2.20-$2.30 range on the daily-candle chart. This is where all the major simple moving averages (SMAs) sit: the 100-day SMA at $2.20, the 50-day SMA at $2.25, and the 200-day SMA at $2.36.
XRP price has “reached a very important breakout zone between $2.20 and $2.30,” pseudonymous crypto analyst Dom said in a June 28 post on X.
The analyst explained that this zone was the convergence of the monthly and quarterly volume-weighted average prices (VWAPs) from every swing point over the last four months, along with the 160-day downtrend spanning back to the seven-year high of $3.40.
“All this confluence tells us one thing: this is a big area for bulls to regain that may very well be looked back at as the turning point of a new bullish trend.”
As Cointelegraph reported, breaking above the 50-day SMA at $2.20 could trigger a rally toward $3.81 by July.
Meanwhile, the bears will attempt to keep the $2.20 resistance in place to increase the likelihood of pulling the price below $2.15. The immediate target below this is the psychological level at $2.00.
The next key area of interest below that remains between $1.95 and the range low at $1.90, reached on June 22 following US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
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