Although yesterday’s that would be adding XRP to their platform was a pleasant surprise to investors who had long criticized the exchange for not adding the to its platform, XRP has dropped today and has surrendered a large portion of its recent gains.
XRP’s inability to continue climbing despite the positive signals that the so-called “ effect” may no longer be relevant in the persisting bear market.
XRP Drops Over 3% as Yesterday’s Surge Fizzles Out
At the time of writing, XRP is down 3.3% at its current price of $0.32. Yesterday, the crypto from lows of just under $0.30 before climbing to highs of nearly $0.34. Its bulls were unable to garner enough buying pressure to continue pushing its price higher, which led it to drop slightly towards its current price levels.
In the past, XRP incurred double-digit gains just based on rumors that would list the digital asset. The reactiveness of the markets stemmed from a widespread belief – largely backed by empirical evidence – that would surge after being listed on due to a sudden influx of buying pressure from the exchange’s users.
Historically, this buying pressure came about due to the large user-base on ’s consumer platform that allows investors to easily buy using fiat pairs.
Mati Greenspan, the senior market analyst at eToro, spoke about the fleeting effect that the listing had on XRP in a recent email, noting that the impact of the official listing announcement was significantly less than that of unsubstantiated rumors in late-2017 and early-2018.
“Several rumors that circulated during the 2017 bull run were thought to have a profound impact on the price. Even though at the time they were unsubstantiated, it wouldn’t be uncommon for XRP to rise by double digits on sheer anticipation… In the bear market however, even fantastic that will no doubt allow many to access this market more freely is having less of an impact on prices,” he said, referencing the small 10% pump XRP witnessed yesterday.
Impact of Coinbase Listings are Typically Fleeting
Although many XRP advocates and investors were popping the champagne after yesterday’s announcement, they may have celebrated too soon, as most that are listed on see little-to-no positive price action post-listing.
The “ effect” may be losing its clout within the crypto markets.
Josh Rager, a popular analyst on Twitter, spoke about the fleeting nature of the once revered “ effect” in a recent tweet, referencing the poor post-listing price performance of Classic (ETC).
“Don’t worry $XRP army. You’re going to love the effect. Just ask $ETC bagholders.”
Don’t worry army. You’re going to love the effect
Just ask bagholders
— Josh Rager 📈 (@Josh_Rager)
Although the listing may increase XRP’s volume over the long-run, it is highly unlikely – given the current – that XRP will be able to buck the market trend and surge while and most other cryptos trade on the edge of a precipice.
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Published at Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:01:45 +0000
