XRP price has entered another frustrating period for holders, with the token trading around $1.52 and showing little meaningful movement over the past 24 to 48 hours.
Yet EGRAG CRYPTO argues that the lack of movement may be more important than it looks. In his latest XRP outlook, the analyst describes the current setup as a combination of resistance and compression, with several long-term technical levels converging around the price at roughly the same time.
At the same time, another part of the XRP story continues to develop away from the chart. U.S. spot XRP ETFs are still attracting capital, including another $18.04 million on September 23.
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Why XRP Price Has Been Stuck Around $1.52
EGRAG’s explanation centers on four technical elements: the 21-month EMA, 50-month EMA, 100-month EMA and a rising macro trendline.
His monthly XRP/USD chart places all four close to the current price region. The white circle added to the chart draws attention to this convergence.
That matters because XRP is effectively caught between competing technical forces. Resistance is limiting attempts to move higher, while the rising long-term structure underneath price is providing another area traders may watch for support.
EGRAG describes this as XRP being “squeezed” rather than simply doing nothing.
There is an interesting element to his thesis. If XRP continues moving sideways while remaining above the rising macro trendline, that trendline gradually moves closer to price over time. In his interpretation, prolonged consolidation could therefore tighten the structure further.
The condition is important, however. EGRAG explicitly says the macro structure needs to hold. Losing it would force him to reassess the setup.
EGRAG’s XRP Chart Still Points to Huge Long-Term Targets
The XRP chart becomes far more speculative when looking beyond the current consolidation.
EGRAG draws XRP inside a huge ascending macro channel extending several years into the future. His upside roadmap identifies $12, $15 and eventually $27.
Those numbers are enormous compared with XRP’s current $1.52 price.
Reaching $12 would require an increase of roughly 689%. A move to $15 would amount to approximately 887%, while $27 would require XRP to rise about 1,676% from current levels.
The chart should not be interpreted as evidence that XRP will reach those prices. These are long-range technical objectives based on EGRAG’s channel structure, rather than guaranteed destinations.
More immediately, the EMA cluster and rising trendline are far more relevant. XRP needs to emerge from the current compression before the distant targets become meaningful.
There is also resistance overhead from previous price action. The chart shows XRP retreating substantially after trading above $3, meaning any sustained recovery would still have to work through several historical supply areas before anything resembling $12 comes into view.
In other words, EGRAG’s chart presents an extremely bullish destination, but the journey there would require XRP to successfully navigate multiple technical obstacles.
XRP ETFs Continue Attracting Capital
While XRP itself has struggled to produce a sustained move, its U.S. spot ETFs continue to bring in money.
The week ending September 18 produced approximately $9.56 million in net inflows, extending the funds’ run to 10 consecutive positive weeks, according to data reported from SoSoValue. Cumulative net inflows were around $1.71 billion at that point.
September 23 then delivered another notable session. Spot XRP ETFs attracted $18.04 million in net inflows, taking cumulative flows since launch to approximately $1.748 billion.
Bitwise accounted for approximately $11.54 million of the day’s inflows, while Franklin Templeton added another $6.50 million.
The broader trend has not been perfectly smooth. XRP ETFs had an eight-week inflow run end in July, including a $7.29 million outflow on July 8, before flows strengthened again later in the summer. August subsequently delivered more than $150 million in net inflows, including $110.49 million during the final week of the month.
That distinction matters because it would be inaccurate to describe the ETFs as receiving uninterrupted inflows since launch. Instead, the more recent data show a renewed and sustained period of positive weekly demand.
Why Haven’t ETF Inflows Sent XRP Higher?
This is perhaps the most interesting part of the current XRP setup.
Nearly $1.75 billion in cumulative ETF inflows sounds substantial, but those flows do not automatically translate into an equivalent increase in XRP’s market value. The September 23 inflow illustrates the point particularly well: ETFs took in $18.04 million, yet XRP still came under heavy selling pressure around the same period.
ETF demand is only one source of buying and selling in a much larger global XRP market. Spot selling, derivatives positioning, profit-taking and broader crypto conditions can overwhelm ETF purchases during individual sessions.
That leaves XRP in an unusual position heading into the final months of 2026. ETF products continue attracting capital while the token itself remains around $1.52, and EGRAG’s chart shows several major technical measures converging around the same region.
For EGRAG’s long-term scenario, holding the rising macro structure is the first test. A sustained move beyond the current resistance zone would give his bullish roadmap more technical relevance. Losing that structure would weaken the setup and make the enormous $12, $15 and $27 objectives considerably more difficult to justify.
For now, XRP’s lack of movement may be frustrating, but the combination of technical compression and continued ETF inflows gives traders plenty to watch beneath an otherwise quiet price chart.
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