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XRP sentiment has moved back into negative territory as price trades near recent lows, according to Santiment social data and long-term technical charts on X. The shift places XRP within a historical zone often linked to sharp price reactions. Social sentiment ratios now favor negative commentary, while a separate SILVER/XRP chart shows price testing long-term resistance after a breakout and retest sequence.
Santiment data points at the ratio of positive to negative XRP commentary having slipped into a fear-driven range. At the same time, XRP trades near $1.94 as of December 22; these conditions have previously appeared near local price bottoms across several market cycles.
Meanwhile, a long-term SILVER/XRP chart posted by analyst @CryptoBilbuwoo hints at
the pair approaching a critical decision point. The structure reflects repeating breakout, retest, and rejection patterns seen over more than a decade.
Santiment’s chart overlays XRP price with social sentiment using a 12-hour candlestick interval. The metrics track positive or negative commentary across major social platforms. A falling ratio signals rising pessimism among traders.
The chart defines two clear sentiment areas. A red dashed line marks the greed zone, where optimism historically peaks and prices often stall. A green dashed line marks the fear zone, where negative sentiment dominates.
During mid-2025, XRP rallies coincided with sentiment moving into the greed zone. Prices later corrected after optimism peaked. In contrast, earlier fear-driven phases aligned with price stabilization or rebounds.
As of December 22, the sentiment ratio stands near 1.01. Negative commentary slightly outweighed positive discussion; the chart labels this position with an arrow marked “XRP is here,” placing price action inside the fear zone.
Sharp spikes in yellow sentiment also appear near turning points, suggesting emotional reactions in place of steady positioning. Similar spikes have been seen to appear before prior price reversals.
The SILVER/XRP chart uses a monthly timeframe and spans over data from the early 2010s through late 2025. It shows a broad descending channel that has guided price action for years.
Within this channel, prices repeatedly formed higher lows along a rising green trendline. At the same time, a descending white trendline capped upside moves. Each cycle followed a breakout, approach to resistance, and retest.
In the mid-2010s, SILVER/XRP broke above rising support and retested the descending resistance. Prices then failed at that level and entered a prolonged decline; this rejection confirmed resistance strength.
The current cycle shows a similar setup; the price recently broke above the rising green support, entering a blue consolidation zone that sits just below the descending resistance.
The chart shows the present retest by a red dot that is located just at the junction of the trendlines denoted by green and white. This point is the same as the previous cycle retests, which were the harbingers of substantial price movements.
To the left of the chart, the momentum indicators give some extra information; the oscillator marks the significant spikes at previous tops, including the period around 2017 when a huge spike occurred and currently another one is forming in late 2025.
These spikes have been in line with significant turning points in the past. The chart has also depicted a possible downside trajectory should the retest not work out, with an arrow leading to the lower boundary of the channel.
Is the current market state where XRP is still considered bearish and SILVER/XRP is testing a long-term resistance level, indicating the same setup as in the past just before a major market change?
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XRP sentiment has returned to the fear zone as Santiment data shows growing pessimism near $1.94. At the same time, the SILVER/XRP chart signals a critical retest within a long-term structure. Together, sentiment extremes and technical positioning place the market at a decisive inflection point that traders are continuing to monitor closely.
