XRP Price Prediction: Bearish Futures Data Casts Doubt on XRP’s Recovery

XRP trades at $1.37, and our price prediction will show something that bulls won’t love. The token has now shed more than 2% this week, sliding from a three-month high near $1.69 into a zone where derivatives traders are quietly betting against it.

Withheld from most headlines: the funding rate flip that just turned this into a short-favored market.CryptoQuant’s latest market summary flags overheating and sell-side dominance in XRP’s futures book, with retail flow contributing to the imbalance.

The long-to-short ratio dropped to 0.83 on Tuesday, its lowest reading in a month, with shorts now outnumbering longs.The funding rate turned negative on Wednesday and sat at -0.0012% Today, confirming that short holders are getting paid by longs, a classic bearish tell.

For context on how divergent whale and retail positioning have become, see this recent breakdown of conflicting XRP signals.Zoom out and the setup mirrors broader altcoin fatigue: momentum cooling after a sharp run, open interest contracting, and traders de-risking ahead of macro catalysts.