{"id":31740,"date":"2026-08-20T21:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/2026\/08\/20\/xrp-18-percent-rally-biggest-since-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:26:36","slug":"xrp-18-percent-rally-biggest-since-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/xrp-18-percent-rally-biggest-since-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP Surges 18%: Can the Biggest Rally Since 2020 Hold?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

XRP<\/strong> just posted one of its best sessions in years, surging 18% in 24 hours<\/strong> and reigniting the debate over whether this rally has real legs. Ripple’s token not only outperformed Bitcoin<\/strong> on the day \u2014 it did so against the backdrop of a record short squeeze<\/strong>, a powerful signal that nonetheless calls for caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind the headline performance lies a concerning divergence: institutional flows<\/strong> did not follow at the same pace. Before anyone calls this a confirmed breakout<\/strong>, several critical technical levels still need to be cleared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is what the data is actually saying about XRP’s next move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Massive Short Squeeze \u2014 But a Genuine Outperformance Over Bitcoin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On August 19, XRP<\/strong> climbed 10%<\/strong> during a session marked by a historically significant short squeeze<\/strong>, finishing third among the eight largest cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong> gained 7% on the same day \u2014 and based on XRP’s 180-day correlation, that move should have mechanically produced a 6.57% gain for XRP<\/strong>. The token delivered 3.83 percentage points more than that. This is not a simple beta effect: it is a measurable, documented outperformance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yet ETF flows<\/strong> tell a different story. Bitcoin<\/strong> funds attracted $517 million<\/strong> that day \u2014 nearly triple the usual pace. On the XRP<\/strong> side, institutional channels remained comparatively quiet. This divergence between retail momentum<\/strong> and institutional confirmation<\/strong> is precisely what makes the next move uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rally driven purely by short liquidations can run out of steam quickly once the fuel is exhausted. The real question is whether organic demand<\/a><\/strong> steps in before the price retests its key support levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Technical Levels That Will Decide XRP’s Fate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At $1.18<\/strong>, XRP<\/strong> is trading just above the $1.10\u2013$1.12 resistance zone<\/strong> that has capped multiple rally attempts since early August. Daily volumes<\/strong> are exceeding $3 to $4 billion<\/strong>, pointing to genuine participation behind this move rather than a thin order book effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next major obstacle sits around the 200-day moving average, near $1.28<\/a><\/strong>. A decisive break above that level would open the door toward the $1.29\u2013$1.45 zone<\/strong>, which several analysts have identified as the next area of structural demand<\/strong>. A rejection there, however, could pull the price back toward the $1.00 floor<\/strong> that has held throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three scenarios are taking shape:<\/p>\n\n\n\n