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title: "Why did XRP go up 2.2% on October 21, 2026?"
language: en
canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/ripple/2026-10-21"
date: 2026-10-21
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# Why did XRP go up 2.2% on October 21, 2026?

On October 21, 2026 (UTC), XRP went from about $1.34 to $1.37 (+2.22%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $1.33 and $1.40. For the closed-hour 24h window: XRP largely moved with the market. XRP rose further than this on 4 of the past 29 days. No XRP report was published here that day; the cause is unresolved.

- Day open / close: $1.34 → $1.37 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT)
- Day range: $1.33 – $1.40
- Versus Bitcoin: +2.22% / BTC +1.29%; +0.3 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 1.52
- Versus the past month: 4 of the past 29 days rose further; Closed-hour 24h move +2.22%, 1.5× its prior 30-day median of 1.5%.
- 30-day range: 17.7% below the high · 8.7% above the low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue
- Other tracked coins: 8 of 16 moved the same way; 2 moved the other way
- 24h volume: 0.6×; of its prior 30-day daily average
- Perpetual swap: funding positive · open interest flat; OKX perpetual swap XRP-USDT-SWAP

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 00:00 UTC.

Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move.

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