The post XRP Rockets 1,122% in Liquidation Imbalance as CPI Delivers Bullish Surprise appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. As Wall Street is celebrating the softestThe post XRP Rockets 1,122% in Liquidation Imbalance as CPI Delivers Bullish Surprise appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. As Wall Street is celebrating the softest

XRP Rockets 1,122% in Liquidation Imbalance as CPI Delivers Bullish Surprise

As Wall Street is celebrating the softest Core CPI since 2021 and S&P 500 futures reach record highs, the XRP derivatives market just saw an unbelievable 1,122% short-side liquidation imbalance — a brutal positioning trap that exploded as inflation fears cooled down.

According to CoinGlass’s liquidation heatmap, XRP liquidated for $76,450 in the past hour. What’s interesting is not the total amount, though, but the structure: $6,270 came from longs, while $70,180 were taken out of short positions.

Source: Coinglass

That is an 11x asymmetry, telling us that short sellers were caught off-guard by a sudden upward spike, which you can see on the XRP price chart.

Bitcoin and Ethereum were the main targets of liquidations — $4.72 million and $3.39 million, respectively — but it is XRP’s microstructure that was unique, with a short squeeze over capitulation. 

CPI delivers bullish surprise

Just minutes before the move, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed that Core CPI fell to 2.6% YoY, which is below consensus. Derivatives traders immediately adjusted their expectations for a more significant Fed cut, leading to a surge in bids for short-term interest rate futures.

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What happened is a textbook example of how macro volatility met leveraged mispositioning — and XRP, once again, moved as a liquidity proxy rather than a trend follower.

Whether this liquidation imbalance sets the stage for a breakout above the $2.08 resistance depends on how spot flows react after the CPI. One thing is clear, though: XRP’s short side just got destroyed in real time, and the burn rate was not small.

Source: https://u.today/xrp-rockets-1122-in-liquidation-imbalance-as-cpi-delivers-bullish-surprise

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