
The chart, that ever-reliable oracle of market movements, has pinpointed the precise location of the problem. The RSI, that fickle indicator of market sentiment, has pushed to a rather alarming 77 levels, a level typically associated with profit-taking as XRP entered the dreaded overbought territory following a clean breakout above $2.50 and an explosive vertical move. Market turbulence, especially the sharp decline in Bitcoin, hastened the retreat, as defensive selling erupted after a huge Bitcoin whale allegedly transferred more than 16,000 BTC, or about $2 billion, to Galaxy Digital’s over-the-counter desks.