- XRP has fallen nearly 30% since October, with whales selling around $400 million in just two days and sentiment dropping sharply near the $2 support zone.
- Dark Defender believes many investors leaving now will return only after XRP rallies toward $5.85, the level he says will trigger widespread FOMO.
- He maintains long-term targets of $5.85 and eventually $10, arguing that XRP’s larger pattern remains intact despite short-term weakness.
Dark Defender, a well-known voice in the XRP community, says a lot of the investors who are walking away right now will eventually come back… just not at the right time. He believes the same people who lost confidence during this pullback will return only after XRP climbs much higher, when FOMO finally hits and the move is already well underway.
XRP Faces Weak Sentiment as It Fights to Hold $2
XRP has been stuck in a tough stretch lately, sliding down alongside the rest of the crypto market. Since October, the token has dropped close to 30%, now trading around $2.06, with sellers pressing harder each time price tries to stabilize. The $2 zone is acting like the last meaningful support level—buyers are clinging to it, trying to stop the bleeding.
Naturally, this slump has created a darker mood across the community. Toward the end of last month, on-chain data showed whales unloading nearly $400 million worth of XRP in just two days. Most of the selling came from wallets holding between 1–10 million XRP, which usually signals that bigger players are scaling down positions during weakness. It wasn’t exactly a confidence booster.
The Price Level Dark Defender Says Will Bring People Back
Despite the gloomy environment, Dark Defender hasn’t changed his long-term stance at all. He’s still convinced many of the investors abandoning XRP will eventually return—but not until the price moves a lot higher. He says the shift in behavior will likely begin once XRP hits around $5.85, a level he has repeatedly brought up in past predictions.
A move to $5.85 would be roughly a 184% jump from current prices. He points to long-term chart structures that show XRP still holding a bigger pattern that hasn’t been invalidated despite all the turbulence. According to him, once momentum flips, the climb could happen faster than most people expect.
Could XRP Hit $10 Next?
Dark Defender also argues that a break through $5.85 could open the path toward $10, which would represent a massive ~385% surge from where XRP sits today. And when that happens—if it happens—he believes the same people who bailed early will chase the rally late, missing the best part of the move. “It’s happened before,” he reminds followers.
Back when XRP shot up from around $0.50 to its all-time high of $3.66, many investors only jumped in after most of the rally was already done. Even Raoul Pal, who once urged people to look elsewhere, later admitted he misjudged XRP’s strength after the late-2024 rally blindsided skeptics.
So yes, XRP looks weak in the short term. Selling pressure is real, sentiment is heavy, and whales have been trimming positions. But Dark Defender insists interest will return as soon as XRP starts rising again—and by then, he says, it may already be too late for those who hesitated.
