XRP Price on Edge Above $1 as Wall Street Accumulation Resumes

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) price has remained on edge this month, even as American investors resumed their purchases. Ripple’s token was trading at $1.0930 on Saturday, inside a range where it has been this month. It has slipped by 40% this year and 68% in the last 12 months. 

XRP ETF Inflows are Rising

Americans have resumed buying XRP ETFs even as risk-off sentiment spreads across the broader market. Data shows that these funds added over $6.78 million in assets this week, reversing a $7.18 million outflow the week before. 

Cumulative inflows for the month now stand above $4.2 million, marking the fourth consecutive month of net inflows. These funds have had cumulative inflows of over $1.4 billion and now hold $991 million in assets. 

Other crypto ETFs have continued adding assets. Spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs added $75 million in assets, while Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) funds added $105 million. 

These inflows are happening even as a risk-off sentiment remains as evidenced by the volatility in the stock market. Key US indices dropped on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices falling by over 1%. The VIX Index jumped by 12%.

XRP ETF inflows rose in a week that Ripple Labs joined the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member. Joining this organization is important as the organization aims to become a major player in the agentic payments industry. 

Ripple is proud to join the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member.

As AI agents begin to take on more of the transaction lifecycle, they'll need a way to pay that's as fast and reliable as the way they already exchange data. We've been helping build that future on the XRP Ledger… https://t.co/eSzTyXBQFm

— Ripple (@Ripple) July 14, 2026

Still, XRP faces some major challenges, which likely explains why the token has remained under pressure. For example, XRP’s futures open interest has continued falling, reaching $2.4 billion, down from last year’s high of over $10.5 billion. Similarly, the Ripple USD (RLUSD) market cap has dropped to $1.53 billion from the year-to-date high of $1.8 billion.

XRP Price Chart Shows Bears Still in Control

Technicals suggest that the Ripple price remains under intense pressure this month. It remains below the crucial support of $1.2898, its highest point on June 15. 

The token has also slumped below the 50-day Exponential Moving Average. It has also moved below the Supertrend indicator. 

As such, there is a risk that the coin will remain under pressure in the near term. If this happens, it may drop to the year-to-date low of $1.00. A move below that level will point to more downside in the near term. However, a surge above the 50-day and 100-day moving averages will point to a reversal.

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