XRP Price Forecast: 75% Holders Bought Above $2, Should You Sell?

XRP trades at $1.29 as of September 17, up 2.25% on the day but still sitting roughly 35% below the $2.00 level that a majority of current holders reportedly paid to enter. That gap raises an uncomfortable question for anyone watching a wallet marked deep red: does XRP have a realistic path back to breakeven, or is $2 a ceiling that keeps getting further away? Any honest XRP price forecast depends on catalysts most retail holders aren’t tracking closely. The immediate trigger for this week’s volatility was the U.S. Senate blocking progress on the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill, which sent XRP down nearly 10% in a single session before it stabilized near $1.30. Ripple has said the vote doesn’t change XRP’s current legal standing, but the episode underscored how sensitive this asset remains to Washington’s legislative calendar. Against that backdrop, technical traders are watching a tight range between roughly $1.25 and $1.31 that offers little conviction in either direction, with 24-hour trading volume down about 33% to $3.94B. For holders sitting on losses from the 2021 or 2025 cycle highs, patience is being tested again. JUST IN: Franklin ETF clients buy $3.5 million ...