XRP slips below $1.40 on heavy volume — compression between $1.38 and $1.44 sets up a bigger move

<a class="ticker-mention" href="/en-US/token/xrp">XRP</a> broke under $1.40 on a 103 million-unit volume spike, sliding to $1.3865 before stabilising. A late-session attempt to reclaim the level failed to hold into the close, flipping $1.40 from support to resistance and resetting short-term positioning.

Price is now compressing into a narrow $1.38–$1.41 band with neither buyers nor sellers in control. Volume faded sharply during consolidation, suggesting the initial selling wave has exhausted itself — but that also means momentum is coiled rather than resolved.

The levels to watch are clear: a reclaim of $1.42 reopens the upside case, while a clean break below $1.38 targets $1.34 and potentially $1.30. Broader crypto sentiment is mixed and no fresh catalysts are on the table, so the next directional move is likely to come from the technicals alone.