Market Sentiment for XRP Reaches the Third Most Bearish Level in 2 Years — History Suggests the Next Rally

Social sentiment toward XRP
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dropped to the third most bearish level in the past two years, according to the latest data from analytics firm Santiment.

This signal appears as the overall crypto market remains trapped in extreme fear, amid geopolitical tensions and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty that continues to weigh on risk appetite.

FUD Against XRP Increases Amid a 63% Price Drop

Santiment’s weekly social data for cryptocurrencies by market capitalization shows that bearish comments about XRP continue to rise. The positive-to-negative comment ratio on social media fell to 1.02 bullish comments per 1.00 bearish comment this week. This pushed the token into the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) zone, according to Santiment’s version.

Retail investors appear to be starting to distance themselves from XRP after the price dropped by 63% over the past nine months, from its all-time high in July 2025 of US$3.6.

“FUD is at the third-highest point in the past two years,” the post says. “Historically, when bullish comments are replaced by this many bearish comments, the likelihood of a relief rally increases significantly. Prices move contrary to the expectations of the majority.”

Patterns like this have happened before when sentiment was at a previous low level. In February 2025, the ratio fell to 0.96 bullish comments per 1.00 bearish comment, and XRP then saw a significant rebound afterward, although momentum eventually faded due to greed. In October 2025, the ratio reached 1.01, and the token then temporarily rallied for a while.

Although this contrarian signal has important historical meaning, it is not a confirmed indicator of a price reversal. XRP is still moving in line with the broader market. Therefore, macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions remain the main factors that XRP holders and traders should pay attention to, alongside sentiment data.

According to BeInCrypto Markets, XRP was trading at US$1.33 at the time of publication, recording a slight increase of 0.35% after two straight days in the red zone.

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