XRP crowd sentiment has deteriorated to its weakest level in three weeks, according to a Santiment Intelligence chart shared on X, putting the token back in what the analytics firm described as a historically relevant “FUD zone.”
Santiment said the ratio of positive to negative social media commentary around XRP has dropped to just 1.1 bullish comments for every bearish comment. In the chart, the positive-to-negative sentiment ratio sits near 1.104 on May 25, close to the lower fear threshold marked by Santiment, while XRP’s price line hovered around the mid-$1.30 area.
What This Means For XRP Price Santiment framed the move as a potential contrarian setup. The firm argued that when traders become unusually fearful, weaker holders may have already exited, reducing marginal selling pressure and creating conditions for stabilization.
The chart contrasts that lower fear band with a higher “FOMO zone,” where crowd optimism becomes stretched. Santiment’s historical framing is straightforward: extreme pessimism can coincide with exhaustion in selling, while extreme enthusiasm can appear near local tops because too many market participants are already positioned for upside.
“The opposite effect can happen during periods of extreme excitement and hype,” Santiment wrote. “When the positive-to-negative sentiment ratio rises deep into the ‘FOMO zone,’ it usually means traders are becoming overly confident and aggressively buying based on fear of missing out. Those moments often occur close to local tops because too many traders are already positioned bullishly, leaving fewer new buyers available to keep prices rising.”
Santiment told traders to monitor XRP’s “elevated fear level,” saying the current zone has historically increased the probability of a short-term bounce or recovery.
At press time, XRP traded at $1.34.
