ETFs keep bringing in money—4.73 hundred million XRP also wants to list on Nasdaq. Why is it still not moving up? $XRP ?

Right now, XRP has plenty of positive catalysts, but the price is still stuck around $1.5.
The spot XRP ETF has continued to see net inflows recently.
On October 1 alone, total inflows were about $7.24 million, and cumulative net inflows are already close to $1.79 billion.

What’s more, Evernorth’s shareholders have already approved the merger, and it’s expected to begin trading on Nasdaq on October 8 under the ticker XRPN.
By then, Evernorth is expected to hold about 473 million XRP, along with roughly $300 million in cash financing.

But here’s the question:
With so much money and so much XRP, why is the coin price still grinding around $1.5?
Because these catalysts are currently providing more expectations of demand, not yet turning into real incremental buy orders.
So for now, I suggest not chasing the story of “XRP taking off right away.”

On the chart:
$1.49–$1.51 is the first support zone; $1.53–$1.57 is short-term resistance.
Only a real breakout above $1.60 could open the door to $1.65–$1.70.
If it can’t even break above $1.57, that would indicate the market is still waiting.

And with XRPN officially starting trading on October 8, it becomes a great point of verification:
Is institutional money truly starting to snatch up XRP, or is everyone just trading the expectations ahead of time?