Traders watching Stellar’s 40% weekly surge are now turning their attention to XRP, asking whether the older and larger token could be next. The two assets share a long history of moving in tandem, and some analysts say the setup is starting to look familiar.
XRP And XLM: A Recurring PatternNow this doesn’t automatically mean “price go up”
But it does mean it’s much easier to move price meaningfully up then down
He put the difference at roughly seven times — meaning buy-side depth dwarfs whatever selling pressure currently sits above. Dom was clear that order books reflect trader intentions and not guaranteed price outcomes, but he said the data still carries weight.
He pointed to a 2025 Bitcoin call where similar order book readings supported his bearish view before BTC fell around 30%. The implication is that when the data lines up, it tends to mean something.
Watching For A BreakoutXRP’s market structure, according to Dom, suggests the path of least resistance leans upward under current conditions. Less buying pressure would be needed to push the price higher than it would take selling pressure to drag it sharply lower.
Whether that plays out depends on whether broader market sentiment shifts. For now, traders are watching both the Coinbase order book and XLM’s momentum for clues on what XRP does next.
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