XRP Sees 1,805.7% Liquidation Imbalance as Bulls Take Hit

XRP traders got a rude awakening when they saw what happens when leverage meets a sudden intraday reversal.

In the last 12 hours, long positions on XRP were liquidated at a rate 18 times higher than shorts — $952,790 versus just $52,800, according to CoinGlass. That is a 1805.7% imbalance, a figure that immediately stands out in today's market activity.

The setup was pretty typical: XRP had been climbing all day, hitting a high of around $2.31 after a steady rise from the early-session low of $2.27. Then, just before the sell-off began, the price made one last upward push toward $2.36, but then it reversed sharply within the next few candles. That is when things went south.

On the hourly chart, there was a clear sequence of red candles. The move down to $2.29 led to a bunch of liquidations as stop losses were hit and forced selling kicked in. The wick on the top shows there was some pretty intense buying right before the reversal, which made things even worse for the bulls.

The imbalance is the real story here. When 94% of liquidations come from one side, it shows that the positioning was heavily one-way — and the price did not need to fall far to cause damage.

When you look at the big picture, XRP was not the only one. In just 12 hours, total market liquidations across all assets hit $67 million, with longs making up the majority again. ETH saw $22.18 million cleared, and BTC followed with $6.02 million. But XRP stood out because the impact was so concentrated and quick.

It was not a crash, but for those who were caught off guard, it sure felt like one.