XRP tokens linked to Ripple have seen a resurgence in positive discussions on social media, a trend that has historically been a contrarian indicator for price movements. On April 29, the positive-to-negative sentiment ratio on social media spiked into what Santiment refers to as the "FOMO zone", reaching 3.9 on their tracker.
This is the highest reading since March 19, when a similar spike was followed by a sharp decline. Sentiment ratios above the FOMO line indicate overwhelmingly positive crowd commentary, which Santiment views as a contrarian signal.
Historically, when social media chatter reaches these levels, the token tends to consolidate or correct in the following days as the buyers driving the social wave exhaust their demand. The recent integration of XRP with Rakuten, allowing users to convert points into XRP, has contributed to the asset's second-highest bullish sentiment on social media in the past two years. This integration, which went live in early April, enables an estimated 44 million Rakuten users to spend XRP at over 5 million merchant locations, trade it within the Rakuten Pay app, and convert their Rakuten points directly into XRP. Despite the social media buzz, XRP traded at $1.37 on Thursday, down 2.1% over 24 hours and 3.7% over the week.
Santiment also noted that XRP sentiment hit the FUD zone on March 29, after which the token bounced back. The pattern in 2026 has been consistent, with crowd sentiment leading price movements by 24 to 72 hours in either direction, and crowd extremes often marking reversals rather than continuations.
XRP has mostly traded between $1.37 and $1.60 throughout April, and a clean break of either side will determine whether the Rakuten integration marks the start of a sustained re-rating or another headline that fades into the chart.