XRP Price Prediction: Can XRP Reach $1.61 or Fall to $1.35 This Week?

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  • XRP price prediction stays bullish above $1.3798, with $1.4441 the level XRP needs to clear next
  • XRP spot ETFs logged a 13th straight week of inflows, adding $11.31 million in the week ending October 9
  • Short sellers lost $1.50 million of the $1.88 million in XRP liquidations over the past 24 hours

XRP price prediction for October 13 stays bullish above $1.3798, the level XRP needs to hold after bouncing off the rising trendline that has guided price since August.

XRP Price Analysis: Can XRP Clear $1.44?

XRP trades near $1.4121, up 0.22% today, holding above a rising trendline that caught last week’s pullback and has supported price since the August low near $1.00. That trendline sits just under the 200-day EMA at $1.3798, so the zone has two reasons to act as support. Meanwhile, the 50-day EMA at $1.3993 sits close to current price.

Overhead, XRP is still below the 20-day EMA at $1.4441, the next hurdle on the way up. In addition, the upper line of the triangle, unbroken since the late-August high near $1.70, now runs toward about $1.61 by late October, so the range keeps narrowing. The Chande Momentum Oscillator reads -35.51, which is still negative, so sellers retain some influence even as price bounces.

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XRP Weekly Chart: Can XRP Hold the Keltner Channel Midline Near $1.35?

On the weekly chart, XRP trades near $1.4112, just above the midline of the Keltner Channel, a band drawn around a moving average, at $1.3520. The channel’s upper band sits at $1.6941, close to the triangle resistance near $1.61 to $1.70 on the daily chart, while its lower band sits at $1.0099. 

RSI at 51.48 is just above its moving average at 46.00, both near the neutral 50 line. As a result, the weekly trend is still looking for direction after the sharp decline from earlier highs above $3.50.

XRP Support and Resistance Levels, October 13, 2026

TypePrice
Resistance$1.69
Resistance$1.61
Resistance$1.44
Support$1.40
Support$1.38
Support$1.35

XRP ETF Flows: A 13th Straight Week of Inflows

US spot XRP ETFs added $11.31 million in the week ending October 9, extending their inflow streak to 13 consecutive weeks according to SoSoValue. 

Cumulative net inflows now stand at $1.80 billion, with total net assets at $1.57 billion. Bitwise’s XRP fund is the largest at $581.33 million in net assets, followed by Franklin’s XRPZ at $413.96 million.

XRP Derivatives: Shorts Take Most of the Losses

Traders betting on a falling price took most of the hit over the past 24 hours, losing $1.50 million of the $1.88 million in forced liquidations. 

Trading volume jumped 73.16% to $2.01 billion, but open interest, the total value of bets still open, rose only 1.29% to $3.09 billion, so most of that extra activity looks like traders in and out of positions rather than new money entering the market.

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Most traders are still betting on a rise. Binance shows more than two accounts long for every one short, and OKX shows about three to one.

MetricValueWhat it shows
Short liquidations (24h)$1.50M of $1.88MBets against XRP took most of the losses
Futures volume (24h)$2.01B, up 73.16%Trading activity surged
Open interest$3.09B, up 1.29%Open bets rose only modestly
Binance long/short ratio2.33More accounts betting on a rise than a drop

XRP Exchange Flows: Outflows Shrink to $1.09 Million

XRP’s exchange netflow showed a $1.09 million outflow as of October 12, meaning slightly more coins left exchanges than arrived, usually read as holders moving coins into storage rather than preparing to sell.

PeriodTypical Daily Netflow
Dec 2025 – Feb 2026Outflows of 40M–60M on peak days
Since August 2026Mostly under $20M in either direction

Today’s $1.09 million outflow fits that calmer, recent pattern.

XRP Price Prediction: Bullish and Bearish Scenarios

Bullish Case, Target: $1.61

XRP holds the trendline near $1.3798 and closes a day above the 20-day EMA at $1.4441. That would put the triangle’s upper line near $1.61 in range, and continued ETF inflows would add support.

Bearish Case, Risk Level: $1.35 (Weekly Keltner Midline)

XRP loses the trendline and the 200-day EMA near $1.3798, which would put the weekly Keltner midline at $1.3520 under pressure. A close below it would then risk a deeper pullback toward the channel’s lower band near $1.0099.

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FAQs

What is the XRP price prediction for October 13, 2026?

XRP could climb toward $1.4441 and then $1.61 if it holds above $1.3798. On the other hand, a close below the weekly Keltner midline at $1.3520 would risk a deeper slide.

Are XRP ETFs still seeing inflows?

Yes. US spot XRP ETFs have logged 13 consecutive weeks of inflows, adding $11.31 million in the week ending October 9, according to SoSoValue, and cumulative inflows now stand at $1.80 billion.

Why were XRP short sellers liquidated?

Short sellers lost $1.50 million of the $1.88 million liquidated over the past 24 hours as XRP’s price pushed higher, according to Coinglass. Because open interest rose only 1.29%, the move was too small to count as a squeeze.

Is money flowing off exchanges for XRP?

Only modestly. XRP’s exchange netflow showed a $1.09 million outflow as of October 12, according to Coinglass, much smaller than the $40 million to $60 million single-day outflows seen between December and February.

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