{"id":448622,"date":"2020-11-02T20:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=448622"},"modified":"2024-06-11T07:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T07:58:31","slug":"silent-xrp-accumulation-builds-pressure-for-breakout-against-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/ripple\/silent-xrp-accumulation-builds-pressure-for-breakout-against-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent XRP Accumulation Builds Pressure For Breakout Against Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"
XRP has barely moved<\/a> more than a few cents away from an average of 25 cents for months, while on the Bitcoin trading pair, the asset has continued to fall.<\/p>\n But while altcoins are bleeding out against BTC, Ripple whales continue to accumulate and the soaking up of the supply could soon cause an enormous breakout against Bitcoin.<\/p>\n It is hard to imagine an asset of any type is bullish when it is currently falling and setting new downtrend lows. But sometimes, there’s more going on behind the scenes, building up pressure for a massive move<\/a> eventually and a change in behavior.<\/p>\n Ripple, has now spent nearly three full years falling on its ratio compared to BTC. Since mid-2019, XRP has done very little but trade mostly sideways while grinding ever lower.<\/p>\n Related Reading | XRP Triggers Signal Resulting In Nearly 80% On Average Rise Against Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The long consolidation range has resulted in the Bollinger Bands<\/a> squeezing on two-week timeframes, to the second tightest point in the trading pair’s history.<\/p>\n History doesn’t always repeat, but it often rhymes. And if a hidden bull div on the Relative Strength Index<\/a> on the same timeframe matching the last time the Bollinger Bands contracted this tight is any indication, an explosive reversal against Bitcoin is near.<\/p>\n The last time around, after a second rejection from the middle-BB, third time was the charm and Ripple lifted off, rising over 2,000%<\/a> against BTC.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Although the exact same scenario isn’t a given, silent accumulation of XRP whales<\/a> matches the same sort of behavior as Bitcoin did before its recent breakout.<\/p>\n Whale-sized BTC wallets increased consistently until there wasn’t enough supply to go around, and Bitcoin had a major bullish breakout recently.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Underdog Story: Why Ripple Could Soon Outperform Bitcoin And Ethereum<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Now, it could be Ripple’s turn. According to data<\/a>, XRP wallets with 1 million or more have increased by 20%, while wallets with 10 million or more have grown by 10%.<\/p>\nXRP Versus BTC: Bollinger Bands Squeeze Into Hidden Bullish Divergence<\/h2>\n
The Bollinger Bands are squeezing, gearing up for a big move. Hidden bull div on RSI points to up | Source: XRPBTC on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
Whales Accumulating Ripple Resemble Bitcoin Metrics Before Breakout<\/h2>\n