XRP ETF Inflows and Retail Futures Drive Price Toward $1.50 Resistance

XRP is moving toward resistance levels at $1.50 and $1.55. This price action is supported by a return of retail investors to the derivatives market, where futures Open Interest rose to $2.58 billion on Thursday from $2.51 billion the previous day. Institutional demand is also accelerating, with US-listed XRP spot ETFs recording $17 million in inflows on Wednesday, up from $11 million the previous day. Cumulative inflows into these ETFs now stand at $1.25 billion, with net assets under management averaging $1.02 billion. XRP currently trades above $1.41, holding marginally above the 50-day Exponential Moving Average and the 50.0% Fibonacci retracement at $1.3946.