Selling Ripple (XRP) makes no sense now: analyst explains why

XRP is below a crucial support after a monthly decline of 13%.

However, a popular analyst known for his support of the token has outlined several reasons why investors should stay strong during this ongoing correction and refrain from selling XRP.

#XRP – Why selling now makes NO sense:

If you really believe we’ve entered a bear market, then selling here is actually the worst possible time.

Bear markets don’t go straight down. They almost always deliver a helping move first.
1️⃣ This is an emotional sales zone
2️⃣… pic.twitter.com/VgkcV6NB9l

— EGRAG CRYPTO (@egragcrypto) December 19, 2025

Don’t sell

ERGAG CRYPTO noted that even if investors think the bear market has started, they should hold on to their XRP tokens. The analyst justified his call by emphasizing that this is an emotional sell zone and not a fundamental one.

They added that smart money is turning into strength and urged people to hold their positions even if fear is the dominant emotion, as “historical XRP cycles have always offered relief.”

While the analyst admitted that this could indeed be the start of a bear market, they noted that the current structure shows a reset, not a collapse. And if this is just yet another correction, selling now would be ‘fatal’.

“Both the bull and bear scenarios say ‘don’t sell here’,” ERGAG CRYPTO concluded.

So, who sells?

Before we answer that question, we want to highlight who isn’t selling: Investors get XRP exposure through the five spot ETFs in the United States. Financial institutions’ impressive run of “just green days” has continued since the first such product, Canary Capital’s XRPC, hit Wall Street on November 13. Total net inflows rose to $1.060 billion, with more than $30 million flowing into the funds on Thursday.

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And now, back to the original question, and perhaps the most obvious and painful answer: whales. If Ali Martinez said earlier this week that these big investors had thrown away almost 1.2 million tokens only a month. Before that, they had sold a batch of more than 1.5 million.

It’s worth noting that their selloff started around the time it was announced that XRP will have its own exchange-traded funds that will track its performance. And the price has fallen more than 25% since XRPC’s debut, even as the ETFs have joined the billion-dollar club.

XPR is currently trading below $1.90, which is categorized as a key support in determining the next moves. If it fails to overcome this quickly, analysts believe it could fall all the way to $1.00.