XRP ETFs see $8.43M in inflows after breach of $1.25 — November rally ahead?

This puts them on course to exceed last week’s inflows, while their combined holdings now account for 1.87% of $XRP’s circulating supply.

In essence, a divergence is taking shape between weakening technicals and rising institutional interest.

Usually, a setup like this raises one key question: Are institutions positioning ahead of a catalyst that the broader market hasn’t priced in yet? October has certainly been a big month for $XRP. BNY has included $XRP in corporate payments, Standard Chartered has launched $XRP custody, Ripple has secured final U.S approval for Ripple Bank, and Coinbase launched support for RLUSD.

Given that institutional positioning is now beginning to catch up with these developments, could this breakdown in $XRP be a classic rebound scenario? In turn, providing it with the momentum to break away from the overall market FUD ahead of November?

$XRP’s Q3 playbook returns as institutional flows pick up

A recent report from Blockworks couldn’t have come at a better time.

$XRP had a solid run in Q3 2026. The stablecoin supply on XRPL increased by 25.2% to $1.03 billion, while global $XRP ETPs saw net inflows jump by 39.6% to $355.3 million, bringing the total AUM to $3.32 billion. On the network side, payment volume increased by 4.3%. Meanwhile, distributed tokenized RWA value grew by 29.2% to $498.7 million, with Aviva also launching a tokenized fund in partnership with BNY Mellon.

In essence, institutional flows played a major role in driving $XRP’s 43% rally during Q3. Now, with Q4 already off to a strong start on the fundamentals front, the pickup in institutional demand could be an early sign of another potential Q3-style rally.

This puts $XRP’s recent drop below $1.25 in a different light.

The breakdown may not be necessarily bearish as it seems like institutional money is getting positioned before the market could start to recover. If this trend continues, $XRP could be gearing up for another major rally despite broader market weakness.

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