XRP Defies 851% Liquidation Imbalance With $2 Million Short Squeeze

A massive 851% order imbalance traps bears in a $2 million XRP short squeeze ahead of Washington’s key crypto decision.

Gamza Khanzadaev · 15 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

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XRP Defies 851% Liquidation Imbalance With $2 Million Short Squeeze

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Gamza Khanzadaev

Tue, 15/09/2026 – 16:11

A massive 851% order imbalance traps bears in a $2 million XRP short squeeze ahead of Washington’s key crypto decision.

XRP Defies 851% Liquidation Imbalance With $2 Million Short Squeeze

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A local attempt to short XRP on the one-hour timeframe triggered a wave of forced short-position closures. The asset not only held key support but also turned aggressive selling into fuel for a $2 million short squeeze, successfully neutralizing a critical imbalance in the derivatives market.

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The volume of short-position liquidations during this narrow time window reached $2.02 million, while just $1.58 million in long positions was closed.

The forced-covering cascade among sellers created an hourly liquidation imbalance of 851%. Trapped by margin requirements, bears were forced to close their positions at market prices, which acted as a catalyst for the price increase.

On the TradingView chart, the price reaction was immediate:

Around $1.38–$1.39, sellers ran into a dense wall of limit buy orders.
The buying impulse triggered short sellers’ stops and pushed the price to a local peak at $1.44.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) surged into overbought territory.

The attempt to push XRP into a low-liquidity zone failed. Due to the absence of real supply, exchange algorithms executed market buy orders at increasingly higher prices.

Why shorting XRP in September was a bad idea

The derivatives imbalance coincided with a strong news backdrop in mid-September. Bears underestimated external factors: the XRP Ledger network is holding a record 8.57 million unique addresses.

At the same time, according to current SoSoValue data, cumulative net inflows into U.S. spot XRP ETFs stood at $1.71 billion, while the total net assets under management by the funds amounted to $1.588 billion.