Sudden 22% XRP rally triggers forced market wide short-buying, driving XRP toward a make-or-break resistance test

XRP jumped roughly 22% in 24 hours, trading near $1.26 and clearing the level CryptoSlate had flagged in July as the upside target of its breakout setup.That July framework had put $1.18 as the breakout line, with open interest surging as traders positioned for the move.XRP has now cleared the $1.26 shelf that framework was built around, pushing the market question above $1.26 and onto higher levels on the chart.The liquidation ladder is pointing toward $1.38Fresh Hyperliquid positioning data shows cumulative short liquidations around $607,000 at $1.28, climbing to about $1.4 million at $1.32, and reaching roughly $2.2 million at $1.38, about 9.5% above current spot.A leveraged short position profits when price falls, so when exchanges forcibly close a short during a rally, the trader has to buy the asset back to exit. That buying happens whether the trader wants it or not, and it can add real demand to an already climbing move.CoinGlass describes this as a cascading pattern during sharp price swings, where each liquidated position can feed the next.Hyperliquid's XRP open interest sits around $116.4 million, with total short-liquidation exposure across all price levels at $49.5 mil...