XRP Holds at $1.035 as Traders Watch the $1.04 Barrier

XRP price today

XRP traded at $1.0348 on Friday, up slightly on the day, after recovering from an early slide to around $1.015. The token opened near Thursday's close of $1.03396 and drifted lower through the morning, bottoming out in the mid-session before staging a steady recovery into the close.

The rebound from the $1.015 low was gradual rather than sharp, with price climbing back through $1.02 and $1.03 in successive steps over several hours. By the close, XRP had erased virtually all of the session's losses, ending just above the prior day's settlement level.

The $1.04 level now stands as the next barrier for buyers to clear. A break above that mark would put XRP back in range of its recent highs and could open the door to a retest of the $1.10 area that has drawn attention in prior sessions. On the downside, a failure to hold $1.03 would raise the risk of a slide back toward the $1.015 low set earlier in the day.

Overall, the session played out as a round trip: an early dip followed by a full recovery, leaving the token essentially flat versus Thursday's close. That kind of price action often reflects indecision, and traders are likely to look for a clearer signal, either a clean break of $1.04 or a fresh test of $1.015, before committing to a new directional bet.