XRP slips below $1.35 after triangle breakdown puts focus on $1.30 support

XRP lost a key support zone after another failed breakout attempt, with traders now watching whether the months-long compression pattern resolves lower. May 26, 2026, 5:08 a.m. 2 min readMake preferred on XRP spent weeks tightening into a narrow range, but the market finally started leaning lower after another failed push above resistance near $1.36. The move matters because repeated tests of support tend to weaken buyers over time, and XRP is now drifting back toward the same $1.30 area traders have treated as the line between consolidation and broader breakdown risk.News Background• Analysts remain split on XRP’s structure, with some calling the latest move a confirmed triangle breakdown while others still frame it as late-stage compression before a larger breakout.• CME Group is preparing to launch 24/7 XRP-linked futures trading later this month, adding another layer of institutional exposure to the token.• Whale activity also cooled sharply during the period, with large transaction counts falling more than 57% over nine days.Price Action Summary• XRP fell from $1.3457 to $1.3366 during the 24-hour session while trading inside a relatively tight 1.9% range.• The largest move came after a failed breakout attempt near $1.3620, where elevated volume quickly reversed into selling pressure.• XRP later broke below the $1.35 level and consolidated near session lows around $1.336 into the close.Technical Analysis• The breakdown below $1.35 reinforced short-term bearish momentum after weeks of tightening price action.• XRP is now trading beneath several key moving averages, while resistance near $1.36 continues to reject upside attempts.• Some analysts view the recent move as a confirmed symmetrical triangle breakdown with downside risk toward $1.14.• Others still argue the broader structure resembles compression rather than outright collapse, especially while XRP remains above the critical $1.30 support area.What traders should watch• $1.30-$1.31 is now the key support zone. Losing it would likely accelerate downside momentum.• $1.35 becomes the immediate resistance area XRP needs to reclaim to stabilize near-term structure.• CME’s upcoming XRP futures launch could increase volatility and improve liquidity once trading begins later this month.More For YouZEC and XMR dropped 5% in a session that saw most major tokens pull back after weeks of gains, with the move tracking renewed Middle East tension and a rebound in oil prices.What to know: Privacy tokens led crypto declines, with Zcash falling 5.2% and Monero 4%, though both remain among the market’s stronger recent performers.Traders framed the pullback in Zcash as profit-taking after a sharp rally driven by institutional interest and a renewed narrative around privacy tokens.Broader crypto markets were mostly rangebound...Read full story