XRP Price Drops as Institutions Continue Buying

How the market reacted

Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for XRP, measured when this story was written up on 2 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.

XRP trades at $1.35 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 52.2%, indicating that buyers controlled the market for over half the day. However, the 1-hour buy ratio dropped to 46.9%, showing that short-term buying pressure is fading compared to the longer timeframe. The 24-hour volume delta is positive at $6,740,623, meaning more money flowed into buys than sells over the day. In contrast, the 1-hour volume delta is -$624,985, reflecting immediate selling pressure. This divergence suggests that while the daily trend remains bullish, immediate momentum has shifted toward sellers.

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.

Twenty-four hours later

What XRP did over the 22 hours after the story broke. The market moves for its own reasons; this is what happened, not what the story caused.

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, the 7-day average buy ratio was 49.6%, making today’s 52.2% reading an unusual day with +2.6 points above average. Daily volume was 0.78x the average, indicating lower participation than usual. The price dropped 5.8% over eight days, with a total volume delta of -$2,872,673 for the period. This contrasts with the positive 24-hour delta, highlighting a recent shift in flow. Only 3 of the last 7 days saw net buying, showing inconsistent institutional accumulation.