Santiment: XRP Bearishness Hits 3rd Highest Level in 2 Years

• XRP has dropped roughly 63% over the past nine months, leading to record retail FUD.
• Santiment states that this much negativity has often lined up with market turning points.
• A bullish-to-bearish comment ratio of 1.02:1.00 is being flagged as a possible buy signal.

Santiment posted on X, saying that FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) around XRP is at its third‑highest point in two years, after the token dropped about 63% over the past nine months.

According to the company’s analysis, in the past, this much negativity has often lined up with market turning points. As such, Santiment points to a classic market pattern in which prices tend to move in the opposite direction of what most retail traders expect.

The market intelligence platform suggests that if sentiment keeps getting worse or just sits at low levels, XRP might be entering a low‑risk buying zone for patient investors.

Santiment also posted an XRP chart showing the ratio of positive to negative social posts, and at the moment, it’s deep in FUD territory. A bullish-to-bearish comment ratio of 1.02:1.00 is being flagged as a possible buy signal.

As such, Santiment’s data hints that XRP could be nearing a potential reversal zone, thanks to extreme bearish sentiment and retail capitulation. Still, while negative sentiment can signal opportunity, it doesn’t guarantee immediate price recovery. 

XRP’s Price Drop

Even with the drop, XRP is still the fourth largest crypto by market cap (over $81 billion according to CoinMarketCap), with solid liquidity and active trading worldwide.

There’s a lot of speculation about its price decline, with most people pointing to the general crypto market volatility over the past year, in addition to unclear regulations in key jurisdictions and capital moving into other areas like AI tokens and memecoins.

That said, one of the more notable recent developments is that XRP has been quietly pulling in institutional money. For instance, on April 12th, XRP investment products recorded approximately $3.3 million in daily inflows. At the same time, Bitcoin and Ethereum saw substantial outflows ($159 million for BTC, and $64 million for ETH).

Also, the SEC has set a roundtable for April 16 to talk about the CLARITY Act, which could impact XRP. While both the SEC and the CFTC have effectively classified XRP as a commodity rather than a security, XRP could see some notable benefits if this classification comes under the CLARITY Act.

For example, it could open the door for more institutional participation and may finally clear a legal cloud that’s hung around for years.

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