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XRP Bounces to $1.31 as 13-Week ETF Inflow Streak Ends

XRP traded at $1.31 on 19 October, up 1.5% on the day, while SoSoValue data showed US spot XRP ETFs ending a 13-week inflow streak.

SShitij GuptaOct 19, 2026

A comic-style XRP coin resting on a stone ledge under a pipe whose green up arrow has flipped to a red down arrow, beside a speech bubble reading XRP BOUNCES BUT ETF INFLOWS TURN NEGATIVE and a badge showing $1.31.

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XRP changed hands at $1.31 on 19 October 2026, up 1.5% on the day inside a 24-hour range of $1.26 to $1.32, per CoinGecko. Volume over the past 24 hours rose 59.10% from the prior day to about $1.55 billion, and market cap stood near $82.8 billion, fifth on CoinGecko's ranking.

The bounce is being read as the first sign of buyer strength since September. It is also small. XRP fell for most of October, from about $1.55 to a low close to $1.25, and over the seven days to CoinGecko's snapshot it was down 6.30%, against a global crypto market down 3.90% and smart contract platform tokens down 1.60%.

The Bounce Holds the Level That Started September's Rally

CoinGecko's seven-day range runs $1.26 to $1.39. The $1.25 to $1.30 area is acting as support: the token touched it and moved away, leaving an extended lower wick on the candle. The same zone held XRP in September 2026 before a rally to $1.65.

Momentum is stretched neither way. RSI sits near 40, a weak but not oversold reading. Perpetual open interest, the value of outstanding derivative contracts, is $4.058 billion, with an 8-hour funding rate of 0.0024%, a slightly positive tilt that shows longs still paying to hold.

That is a level to respect, not a trend. XRP is down 43.1% from $2.29 in October 2025 and 64.10% below its all-time high of $3.65.

XRP ETFs End a 13-Week Inflow Streak

Flows turned in the same week the price steadied. SoSoValue data shows US spot XRP ETFs recorded a combined net outflow of $1.84 million in the week ending 16 October 2026, ending a 13-week streak of positive inflows. Against a stated $1.47 billion in net assets, that outflow was about 0.1% of the pool.

The daily sequence: roughly $740,000 in on 14 October, all from the Bitwise XRP ETF; about $105,000 out on 15 October; about $2.47 million out on 16 October. Cumulative net inflows since the products launched reached $1.80 billion as of 16 October, against $1.47 billion in holdings, leaving ETF investors about $330 million underwater.

The slowdown contrasts with September, when the same products took in about $22.6 million on 25 September, $14.9 million on 24 September and $18 million on 23 September. Since launch, Bitwise has gathered about $688 million in net inflows, Franklin Templeton about $509 million and Canary Capital nearly $487 million.

A week earlier, the complex was still in the green. CoinShares data shows XRP ETFs pulled in $70 million in the week around the 10 October crash, even as the broader crypto ETP market posted $446 million of outflows, with Bitcoin funds shedding roughly $443 million and Ethereum products $59 million. Franklin Templeton's XRP ETF took $28.6 million of that weekly total. The 10 October event is described as the largest liquidation event in crypto market history, triggered in part by President Trump's threat of a 100% tariff on Chinese imports; crypto ETPs have shed $3.2 billion combined since.

Positioning is lopsided. Coinbase reported that 97% of XRP long positions on its derivatives market carry entry prices above spot, a setup that leaves holders exposed if the $1.25 floor gives way.

Levels That Confirm or Kill the Bounce

Published chart reads put the first test at $1.33. A daily close above it opens the path to $1.38 and then $1.45, with a $1.37 to $1.38 resistance cluster standing in the way. A sustained reclaim of $1.32 would be the initial sign demand is returning toward the $1.38 to $1.42 area where the last rebound stalled.

The other side is cleaner. If XRP loses $1.25, the bounce fails and price can move toward $1.20 or lower. One 4-hour read flags $1.27 as the level buyers must defend to avoid a revisit of the $1.25 wick lows, and below the current zone the next daily support sits around $1.11 to $1.17.

XRP traded at $1.40 on 10 October, roughly 8% above the current level. A net inflow in the week of 19 to 23 October combined with a move back above $1.40 would frame this as a temporary dip. The end of the 13-week streak and the outflow week point the other way, and volume is still low relative to what a real reversal usually carries.