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XRP Downside Fears Persist Despite ETF Optimism, Options Data Show
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By Omkar Godbole|Edited by Parikshit Mishra
Updated Apr 17, 2025, 1:08 p.m. Published Apr 17, 2025, 11:35 a.m.
- Deribit’s options market shows a preference for put options on XRP, indicating concerns about potential price declines.
- XRP’s recent price movement suggests a possible re-test of lows around $1.6, despite its strong order book depth.
XRP might be the next cryptocurrency to get a spot ETF listing in the U.S. after bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), analysts argued this week. However, the Deribit-listed options market,doesn’t share this optimism.
As of the time of writing, Deribit’s put options tied to XRP were pricier than calls across several timeframes, according to data source Amberdata. That’s a sign of persistent downside fears.
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A put option provides insurance against price drops, and traders purchase the same when looking to hedge or profit from an expected price drop.
The bias for puts was evident from negative skews across the timeframes. Options skew measures the implied volatility premium (demand) for calls relative to puts.
XRP dived out of an ascending wedge early Wednesday, signaling a possible re-test of recent lows at around $1.6.
Earlier this week, analysts said that XRP has a relatively better order book depth, implying ease in trading large orders at stable prices, compared to Solana’s SOL and other tokens. This meant that the payments-focused coin used by Ripple to facilitate cross-border transactions could be the next digital asset to get a spot ETF approval in the U.S.
Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk’s Markets team based in Mumbai, holds a masters degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) member. Omkar previously worked at FXStreet, writing research on currency markets and as fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desk at Mumbai-based brokerage houses. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.
