XRP has flashed a fresh short-term buy signal after a two-day pullback from its recent local high, putting traders back on watch for a possible rebound toward overhead resistance.
Crypto analyst Ali Martinez flagged the signal on XRP’s 4-hour chart, using the TD Sequential indicator to argue that local selling pressure may be fading. The call follows his earlier May 6 sell signal near the $1.46 area, which was followed by a pullback of roughly 5% as XRP moved back toward the high-$1.30s.
Live market data still calls for caution. CoinGecko placed XRP near $1.39, with a 24-hour range between about $1.38 and $1.41. Daily trading volume was around $1.53 billion, down more than 35% from the previous day, while market capitalization stood near $85.8 billion. That means the signal is arriving before a clear volume expansion, not after a confirmed momentum breakout.
The first level traders are watching is $1.45, close to the local top that marked the previous sell signal. A clean move through that area would give the rebound a stronger technical base. The wider $1.80 target remains more ambitious because XRP would need to clear nearby supply first, then attract enough liquidity to turn a short-term exhaustion signal into a larger recovery move.
What The TD Sequential Signal Means
The TD Sequential indicator is used by traders to identify potential trend exhaustion. DeMARK’s explanation of Sequential defines a buy setup as nine consecutive closes below the close four bars earlier, while a sell setup follows nine consecutive closes above the close four bars earlier. The indicator does not guarantee a reversal. It marks a zone where the existing move may be running out of pressure.
That distinction matters for XRP because the current setup sits on a 4-hour chart. Lower-timeframe signals can be useful for timing short-term bounces, but they can fail quickly if volume does not confirm or if broader market liquidity weakens. XRP’s 24-hour range also shows that price had not yet reclaimed the $1.45 level when the signal began circulating.
The broader XRP narrative has already been active this week. A recent XRP price target debate placed the token near $1.40 while analysts continued to argue over whether the asset is still in long-cycle accumulation or simply tracking broader altcoin conditions. The new TD Sequential reading now adds a shorter-term trading lens to that discussion.
Confirmation Now Sits Around The 4-Hour Close
The key near-term test is whether XRP can hold its recent lows and print a stronger 4-hour close above the immediate resistance zone. A bounce that stalls below $1.45 would leave the signal looking more like a temporary relief move. A break above that area, especially with rising volume, would make the $1.45 to $1.80 range more relevant for traders watching overhead supply.
XRP’s current market structure is still narrow. Price is holding close to $1.39, liquidity has cooled from the prior session, and the token remains inside a range where short-term chart signals can flip quickly. The buy signal gives bulls a cleaner level to defend, but the trade only gains weight if XRP can turn the 4-hour setup into actual demand at resistance rather than another lower-volume bounce.
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