XRP Price Prediction: Can XRP Survive a Squeeze Toward $0.98?

• XRP price prediction stays bullish above $1.35, with a large liquidity pocket near $0.98 posing downside risk
• XRP ETFs have now posted nine consecutive weeks of net inflows through September 11
• Fed rate-hike odds jumped to nearly 90% after August CPI rose 0.4%, up sharply from July’s 0.1%

XRP Price Analysis: Holding the Range After a Choppy Two Weeks

XRP trades near $1.3664, up 0.75% today, holding just above the $1.35 support shelf that’s formed since early September after the spike to $1.71 in late August. Yesterday’s CPI release tested that shelf directly, XRP spiked alongside BTC and ETH, then reversed just as fast, landing right back near $1.35 to $1.36.

Price sits right at the 20-day EMA of $1.3586 and just above the 200-day EMA at $1.3548, a tight cluster that’s kept the range narrow for two weeks, whipsaw included. RSI at 53.76 sits neutral, well off the overbought reading above 75 from August’s breakout, momentum has cooled without turning bearish. A descending trendline from the late-August high still caps price just overhead.

XRP Support and Resistance Levels, September 12, 2026

XRP News: Analyst Flags a Large Liquidity Pocket Near $0.98

Trader ChartNerd said XRP’s liquidity is stacked around $1.50 to $1.80 on the upside, but flagged an even larger pocket sitting near $0.98. 

With open interest still elevated and leverage heavily positioned on both sides, the market remains vulnerable to a liquidity hunt in either direction, he said, floating the possibility of a sweep higher to clear out shorts before a larger year-end drop that would hit longs instead.

XRP News: ETF Inflows Extend to a Ninth Consecutive Week

XRP spot ETFs posted a $18.98 million net inflow for the week ending September 11, extending the streak to nine consecutive positive weeks according to SoSoValue. Cumulative net inflows across all XRP ETFs now stand at $1.70 billion, with total net assets at $1.45 billion. 

The only negative week in the recent stretch was $7.18 million in outflows back on July 10, before the current run began.

XRP News: Rate-Hike Odds Near 90% After Hot August CPI

US consumer prices rose 0.4% in August, sharply up from July’s 0.1%, pushing market expectations of a Fed rate hike next week to nearly 90%, according to Mario Nawfal, citing Reuters. Equities still climbed on the news:

• S&P 500: +0.86%
• Nasdaq: +0.96%
• Dow: +0.98%

Brent crude fell nearly 3% on the day but stayed above $104 a barrel and roughly 9% higher for the week, as Middle East shipping disruptions keep threatening supply.

Not everyone thinks a hike makes sense. Economist Daniel Lacalle argued the CPI print was driven by energy prices, not real demand overheating, and said rate hikes “do not drill a single well, build a pipeline, or lower gasoline prices.” He pointed to August’s job data, 162,000 jobs added, unemployment steady at 4.1%, rising participation, as signs the labor market is recovering, not overheating, and called hiking into that backdrop a possible policy mistake. In his view, the Fed has other tools, like balance sheet management, to fight inflation without raising rates.

XRP Derivatives: Shorts Absorb the Bulk of Recent Liquidations

Trading picked up fast, XRP derivatives volume jumped 21.65% to $4.20 billion in 24 hours, while open interest barely moved, down 0.66% to $2.94 billion. That gap means most of the activity was traders churning existing positions, not new money coming in. Options volume dropped 20.14% to $4.33 million even as options open interest rose 3.01% to $87.44 million.

Of the $13.66 million liquidated over 24 hours, $8.67 million came from longs and $4.99 million from shorts. Positioning stays skewed long everywhere you look, Binance’s ratio sits at 2.46, OKX’s at 2.89, and Binance’s top traders even more so at 2.78, exactly the kind of one-sided leverage ChartNerd flagged as a setup for a squeeze.

XRP Price Prediction: Bullish and Bearish Scenarios for September 12

Bullish Case, Target: $1.50

XRP holds above $1.35 and clears the descending trendline near $1.40. A close above $1.45 opens room toward the $1.50 to $1.80 liquidity zone ChartNerd flagged, backed by nine straight weeks of ETF inflows.

Bearish Case, Risk Level: $0.98

XRP loses $1.35 as rate-hike fears weigh on risk assets broadly. With open interest elevated and leverage stacked heavily long, according to Coinglass data, a sharp deleveraging event could trigger the kind of move ChartNerd described toward the larger liquidity pocket near $0.98, a drop of more than 20% from current levels.

XRP Price Prediction FAQs

What is the XRP price prediction for September 12, 2026?

XRP could extend toward $1.45 and then $1.50 if it holds above $1.35. Losing that level, especially with elevated leverage in the derivatives market, risks a sharper drop toward $0.98.

How many weeks in a row have XRP ETFs seen inflows?

Nine consecutive weeks through September 11, according to SoSoValue, with $18.98 million added in the most recent week and cumulative inflows reaching $1.70 billion.

Why are rate-hike odds near 90% this week?

August CPI rose 0.4%, sharply up from July’s 0.1% increase, pushing market expectations of a Fed hike next week close to 90%, according to Reuters data cited by Mario Nawfal.

Is a Fed rate hike actually justified right now?

It’s disputed. Economist Daniel Lacalle argued the CPI increase was driven by energy prices rather than demand overheating, and that hiking into a still-recovering labor market risks being a policy mistake.