Retail Can't Quit $XRP and $ETH: FOMO Hits 5-Week High While Prices Pretend Not to Notice 📉

Retail sentiment toward $XRP and $ETH has climbed to a five-week high even as both assets trade lower, according to on-chain analytics platform Santiment. In a post on X, Santiment said retail commentary across the top three crypto assets is no longer fearful, though it remains unevenly distributed. $XRP posted the highest bullish-to-bearish comments ratio at 3.02, followed by $ETH at 2.31. $BTC trailed at 1.40, a reading Santiment characterized as closer to neutral than its peers. Santiment also flagged that high social bullishness historically precedes downside in crypto, noting elevated risks of a pullback or consolidation in $XRP and $ETH.

The divergence between rising crowd enthusiasm and falling prices comes ahead of the upcoming US CPI inflation data, a print closely watched by crypto and broader risk-asset traders. Both $XRP and $ETH remain under pressure in the lead-up to the release, even as on-chain and social metrics point in the opposite direction. The setup leaves retail traders leaning bullish into a macro event that has historically driven sharp volatility across digital assets.

Santiment's commentary adds to a growing list of on-chain signals suggesting accumulation or repositioning, even as spot prices reflect caution. The firm has repeatedly noted that crypto markets tend to move opposite to social sentiment, a pattern it said is again visible in the current ratios. The 5.40 combined bullish-to-bearish skew across $XRP and $ETH marks the highest combined reading since mid-last month.

No additional figures, quotes, or dates were provided in the source beyond the sentiment ratios and the reference to upcoming US CPI inflation data. Santiment's data covers $BTC, $ETH and $XRP.