XRP Golden Cross Confirmed: But It's Too Late

XRP's strong technical signal might be too late for the price to react positvely.

Arman Shirinyan · 29 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

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XRP Golden Cross Confirmed: But It’s Too Late

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Arman Shirinyan

Tue, 29/09/2026 – 8:05

XRP’s strong technical signal might be too late for the price to react positvely.

XRP Golden Cross Confirmed: But It's Too Late

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Market composition changes
Short-term momentum is negative

One of technical analysis’s most renowned signals has been printed by XRP. A golden cross is being formed on the daily chart by the 50-day moving average pushing through the 200-day around the $1.37 level.

Market composition changes

However, the price action is certainly prompting additional cautioseness. The cross comes after a real change in the market’s composition. XRP was clearly in a downward trend from May to mid-August, falling from above $1.50 to about $1.00 under a 200-day average that was steadily declining.

When XRP surged through all of the major moving averages in a few days due to a massive volume-backed rally in August, that trend was broken. The 200-day, which had been a ceiling, became a support. September verified the modification. After emerging from a declining trendline, XRP retested the $1.28 to $1.30 range before rising to a local high close to $1.66.

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A trend reversal is defined in textbooks as the replacement of lower lows with higher lows. The most recent candles are already falling behind reality, and the golden cross is a lagging indicator. XRP printed lower highs at $1.66, $1.63, and $1.58 after failing to hold above $1.60.

Short-term momentum is negative

Despite the long-term averages turning positive, it is evident that the short-term momentum has turned negative. The short-term green average is rising at $1.44, where immediate support is located. The key line below it is the $1.37 zone, where the 50-day and 200-day now converge.

A close below it would put significant pressure on the golden cross and push XRP closer to the $1.30 region. Bulls must recover $1.60 and then break through the resistance between $1.66 and $1.70 in order to regain momentum on the upside.

The golden cross indicates a shift from a bearish to a bullish long-term trend. However, the next move is not guaranteed. The short-term path of least resistance is still downward until XRP stops reaching lower highs, and the cross might just be coming at the end of the rally.

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