XRP descending triangle threatens a drop below $1.28 as Elliott Wave signals a short-term bearish thrust, yet ETF assets hit $1.44B and a cycle bottom nears.
Four months. That is how long XRP has been grinding inside the same tight band. No clean breakout. No decisive flush. Just compression, and the chart is starting to show exactly what that means.
Protechtor posted on X calling it the late stages of a descending triangle on the daily. In Elliott Wave terms, that structure carries a short-term bearish bias. Triangles like this one do not usually dissolve quietly.
$XRP Daily.
From my last weekly update on $XRP.
“It (the wave/selloff from the last year) is done or nearly done (2 or B). We are in the middle of a range of support I have watched and shown numerous times for over a year.”What follows is the “nearly done” view.
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— protechtor (@protechtor) April 23, 2026
Source: Protechtor
This Pattern Has One Typical Exit
They thrust. Sharp, fast, and often quickly retraced. That is the part most traders miss when they see a breakdown.
The (d) wave low sits at $1.28. A move below that level raises the odds the full pattern plays out, according to Protechtor’s post on X. That number has come up before. The analyst had flagged the same support band in an earlier update, describing it as a range watched and referenced for over a year. It is not a random line.
Meanwhile, ETF clients bought $2.42 million worth of XRP in recent activity. Total ETF-held net assets now sit at $1.44 billion, WhaleInsider noted on X. That is accumulation happening while the chart compresses. Worth holding onto that thought.
Back to the triangle. The short-term read is bearish, but Protechtor was specific about what changes that. A breakout above the (c) wave flips the script entirely. That move would raise the odds that a more significant XRP cycle low has already formed. Two completely different outcomes are still sitting on the table.
$1.44 Billion Does Not Lie
Institutional buyers do not typically pour $1.44B into net ETF assets during full distribution. They accumulate in weakness. The ETF inflow data and the four-month compression period overlap in a way that is hard to ignore.
The descending triangle has now matured. That is the word protechtor used. Late stages. Which means the resolution window is tightening, a point that aligns with converging trendlines pointing toward early May on the broader chart structure.
Lose $1.28, and the bearish path opens. The thrust lower, if it comes, is the kind of move protechtor described as noise for long-term holders. The same move, for someone waiting to build a position into the next cycle, is an entry.
Close above the (c) wave instead, and the low may already be in. Either scenario, the analyst said in the post, points toward a significant bottom being near. Whether it has already formed or still needs one final shakeout below $1.28 is the only question left.
Forty-eight hundred dollars in fresh ETF buying happened while that question was still open. Someone is not waiting for the answer.
Disclaimer: This article reflects technical analysis based on publicly available sources and commentary. It is not financial or investment advice.
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