In the same market wipeout, some fell just 3%, while others plunged to 11-week lows.
The sell-off in U.S. tech stocks spread to crypto on Thursday. By Friday’s close, the difference in how well large-cap coins held up was crystal clear:
$XRP: It was still at $1.35 36 hours ago, then turned around and fell to $1.18—an 11-week low, breaking straight through the $1.20 support level
$ETH: Fell 7.52% in a single day on Thursday, briefly dropping below $2,220
BTC: Briefly fell to around $75,000 on Thursday, then closed Friday near $76,000
$BNB: Fell only about 3.3% on Thursday, making it the most resilient among large caps; it held steady near $694 on Friday
This whale’s take: A resilience ranking isn’t about who gained the most, but who held their ground when prices fell. BNB has held up relatively well thanks to the solid foundation of the Binance ecosystem, but it’s still down 11% over the past 30 days. Relative resilience doesn’t mean absolute safety. XRP’s daily RSI is around 33, approaching oversold territory, but being oversold doesn’t in itself mean the bottom is in. It first needs to reclaim $1.22–$1.24 for selling pressure to ease. If it can’t hold $1.18, then $1.14 and $1.12 are the next reference levels. U.S. markets won’t set prices over the weekend, so volatility will only increase. At times like this, what matters isn’t courage—it’s how much room you still have in your position.
The sell-off in U.S. tech stocks spread to crypto on Thursday. By Friday’s close, the difference in how well large-cap coins held up was crystal clear:
$XRP: It was still at $1.35 36 hours ago, then turned around and fell to $1.18—an 11-week low, breaking straight through the $1.20 support level
$ETH: Fell 7.52% in a single day on Thursday, briefly dropping below $2,220
BTC: Briefly fell to around $75,000 on Thursday, then closed Friday near $76,000
$BNB: Fell only about 3.3% on Thursday, making it the most resilient among large caps; it held steady near $694 on Friday
This whale’s take: A resilience ranking isn’t about who gained the most, but who held their ground when prices fell. BNB has held up relatively well thanks to the solid foundation of the Binance ecosystem, but it’s still down 11% over the past 30 days. Relative resilience doesn’t mean absolute safety. XRP’s daily RSI is around 33, approaching oversold territory, but being oversold doesn’t in itself mean the bottom is in. It first needs to reclaim $1.22–$1.24 for selling pressure to ease. If it can’t hold $1.18, then $1.14 and $1.12 are the next reference levels. U.S. markets won’t set prices over the weekend, so volatility will only increase. At times like this, what matters isn’t courage—it’s how much room you still have in your position.
