XRP Crumbles Below 200-Week Mark Amid GDP Drama

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On Thursday, Feb. 19, XRP, that old acquaintance we all pretend to like, slithered beneath its 200-week moving average-a level it had clung to like a child to a security blanket since November 2024. This breakdown arrived with the grace of a tipsy guest at a black-tie gala, just hours before the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis would unveil its Q4, 2025 GDP estimate. A cruel joke, perhaps?

Per the weekly chart on Bitfinex (courtesy of TradingView), XRP breached the 200-week MA near $1.419, a price floor that had stood firm since late 2024. This collapse, they say, “flips the switch” from a rally to a prolonged correction. One wonders if the switch was flicked by a drunk economist or a bored algorithm.

The Relative Strength Index, that ever-reliable barometer of despair, hovers in the low 30s-proof that panic is overrated. Next stop for XRP? The $1.1211 level, where February’s early sell-off left its mark, or the $1 floor, where it once found refuge after the “Black Friday” liquidation event. A veritable Russian nesting doll of technical levels.

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Resistance, that stubborn gatekeeper, remains clustered at $1.49-$1.50, where recent rallies have stalled like cars in a Moscow traffic jam.

Will U.S. Q4 GDP Release Reverse XRP’s Descent?

Now, the GDP report-scheduled for Friday, Feb. 20-threatens to upend all this. The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model forecasts 3.6% annualized growth for Q4, 2025, while the New York Fed Nowcast sighs at 2.7%. Consensus ranges from 1% to 2.5%, a tepid dance compared to Q3’s 4.4% waltz. A strong number might soothe risk assets, but a weak one could send crypto into a tizzy.

XRP’s plight, meanwhile, grows more tragic. On-chain activity on the XRP Ledger has dwindled, yet social sentiment-thanks to Santiment-shows a five-week high in bullish chatter. All because of some “Permissioned DEX adjustment.” One suspects the market is betting on a sequel to “The Great DeFi Hope.”

For now, XRP languishes below that 200-week MA, a multiyear benchmark, while macro nerves twitch. The Feb. 20 GDP report may yet decide if this is a temporary hiccup or the start of a long, slow spiral. Or perhaps it’s just a teapot waiting to boil.

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2026-02-19 19:03