XRP Jumps Nearly 7% as Daily Golden Cross Moves Back Into View
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September 18, 2026 3:12 pm
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XRP has snapped back with force, and the move is putting one of the market’s most closely watched bullish signals back on the table.
The token rose 6.93% in a single session, opening at $1.2964, touching $1.4028 and then settling near $1.3863. That was one of XRP’s strongest daily moves in weeks, according to Decrypt’s breakdown of the rally and its technical setup.
The immediate spark was a broader recovery led by Bitcoin. As Bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 area, capital began moving back into major altcoins.
Bitcoin’s share of the total crypto market fell from 64% to 59%. XRP was one of the clearest beneficiaries.
$BTC has reclaimed the True Market Mean.
That puts price back above a crucial level and back into a bullish regime.
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— glassnode (@glassnode) September 18, 2026
The more important development is underneath the headline price. XRP’s 50-day exponential moving average is still below its 200-day average, but the gap between them has narrowed to its tightest level since August 2024.
If the shorter average crosses above the longer one, the pattern becomes what traders call a golden cross.
That crossover does not guarantee a rally. It is a lagging signal, and XRP already produced a golden cross on the noisier four-hour chart on August 21.
Instead of widening after the crossover, the gap there began to close again. That is a warning against treating the daily setup as a finished event.
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— Rekt Capital (@rektcapital) September 17, 2026
Other momentum readings are more constructive. XRP’s Average Directional Index was reported at 35.2, above the 25 level commonly used to identify a meaningful trend.
The positive directional line remained above the negative one. Its Relative Strength Index stood at 54.6, a neutral reading that does not yet suggest the token is overbought.
The Squeeze Momentum Indicator had also been active for 11 straight bars, pointing to compressed volatility. The momentum reading inside that compression was moving back toward positive territory.
CoinDesk separately highlighted the narrowing crossover as attention shifted from Bitcoin toward major altcoins. XRP is approaching a technical line that could affect how traders interpret the next several weeks.
That report placed XRP’s setup inside a broader rotation rather than treating the token as an isolated trade. Bitcoin had recovered from the week’s lows, while large-cap altcoins were beginning to capture more of the market’s upside.
The timing matters because a crossover is strongest when price, trend strength and broader risk appetite point in the same direction. XRP has the price rebound and improving momentum, but it still needs the daily averages to complete the move.
The clean bullish case requires two things. Bitcoin needs to hold its rebound, and XRP’s 50-day average needs to continue climbing toward the 200-day line.
At the current pace, the daily crossover could arrive around mid-October.
Until then, each daily close changes the distance between the two averages. A slowdown in XRP’s advance or another sharp Bitcoin reversal could push the crossover farther out.
The downside marker is just as clear. If XRP cannot hold the zone around $1.38, the rally may prove to be another short squeeze that loses momentum before the crossover confirms. For now, the signal is approaching—not complete.
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