XRP Price Watch: $1.08 Support at Risk, Bears Target $0.86
XRP is entering a high-stakes weekend as traders focus on the $1.08 support level. The token is trading near $1.10, but buyers have not yet regained clear control.
Analyst Diana highlights $1.08 as the key line. On the 4-hour chart, XRP remains below a resistance cluster around $1.11–$1.12, suggesting bears are still driving the short-term structure. Momentum is also weak: the RSI is near 39, below its signal line around 45, indicating buying pressure is limited and any rebound looks incomplete.
Two scenarios are laid out. If XRP defends $1.08 and reclaims $1.11–$1.12, upside could open toward $1.145, then $1.20, with a further shift to the larger resistance band at $1.29–$1.30. However, if XRP loses $1.08, Diana expects a breakdown that could send XRP toward $0.91 first, with stronger macro support near $0.86—about a 21% decline from current levels.
Fundamentals are described as improving, including regulatory progress, institutional adoption, ongoing Ripple ecosystem expansion, and over $1B in spot XRP ETF inflows. Even so, XRP remains well below 2025 highs, leaving the market waiting for a sustained rally.
For traders, $1.08 is the immediate trigger: defend it for a potential recovery attempt, or watch for momentum traders to fade the bounce toward $0.86.
Bearish
The article frames XRP as being at a make-or-break point with $1.08 as the dominant support. Technically, XRP is trading below nearby moving-average resistance ($1.11–$1.12) and RSI is below its signal line (~39 vs ~45), both of which typically precede continuation lower if support fails. This creates a clear asymmetric setup for traders: defending $1.08 supports a rebound plan, but losing it opens a larger downside path toward $0.91 and then $0.86 (a ~21% drop).
Historically, crypto markets often “confirm” breakouts or breakdowns around well-defined intraday levels (such as prior range floors). When a level like $1.08 is treated as the line in the sand, stops and momentum strategies tend to cluster under it, increasing sell pressure and accelerating measured moves.
That said, fundamentals (ETF inflows and regulatory progress) could limit depth of a selloff if bearish momentum fades quickly. Net effect: short-term trading bias is bearish until XRP proves it can reclaim $1.11–$1.12 and then hold above it; otherwise, weekend risk remains to the downside.