XRP Holds $1.40 as Buy Ratio Shifts Amid Presale Hype
XRP (XRP)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
thebitjournal.com reports that APEING has entered Stage 4 of its presale at a price of $0.0005, with over 445 million tokens sold and more than $93,000 raised. The project, which combines meme culture with staking and referral rewards, offers a fixed allocation of 300 million tokens for this stage, promising a listing price of $0.01 and a potential ROI of 1,900%. Influencer Michael Wrubel has highlighted the project as a potential cryptocurrency priced below $1, adding to the growing attention.
The ecosystem features staking APYs ranging from 10% to 85%, designed to reward long-term participation rather than short-term hype. Meanwhile, XRP is trading near $1.30 to $1.50, with bulls defending support around the 50-day and 100-day EMAs. The 200-day EMA sits around $1.36, creating a technical level that could influence recovery attempts.
Derivatives activity has softened, with XRP futures open interest falling from 2.25 billion to approximately 2.12 billion XRP. Momentum indicators remain subdued, suggesting that price action and macro conditions are central to XRP's current market narrative. Hypothetical scenarios suggest that reaching the $0.01 listing price would represent a 20x multiple from the presale entry point.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for XRP, measured when this story was written up on 19 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
XRP is trading at $1.40 on Binance spot, with a 1-hour buy ratio of 55.2% indicating immediate short-term buying pressure. This contrasts with the 4-hour buy ratio of 45.1% and the 24-hour ratio of 48.7%, suggesting that recent buying activity is outpacing the broader daily trend. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at +$938,263, while the 4-hour and 24-hour deltas are negative at -$3,881,165 and -$7,879,785 respectively. This divergence shows that while immediate flow is net buying, the cumulative trend over the last day and four hours remains net selling. The 24-hour cumulative volume delta closed at -$6,546,876, confirming that sellers have dominated the session overall. Despite the negative delta, spot volume reached $287,928,025 with over 1 million trades, showing active participation.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.6% sits at the 83rd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.5% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for XRP, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, XRP experienced a 2.9% price increase, with volume 1.30 times the average. However, the 7-day average buy ratio was 48.8%, and the latest day showed a slight decrease of 0.1 points relative to that average. Net buying occurred on only 2 of the 7 days, and the total volume delta for the period was -$21,416,590. Compared to the weekly average buy ratio of 48.8%, the current 24-hour ratio of 48.7% is virtually identical, indicating an ordinary day for buying sentiment. The 1-hour buy ratio of 55.2% is notably higher than the weekly average, suggesting a temporary spike in buying interest that has not yet shifted the broader weekly trend.