There is something about April that XRP just can’t shake – a stubborn, almost predictable slump that keeps repeating no matter how optimistic the broader averages look on paper. March did its part, delivering yet another positive close like clockwork, the third in a row, right in line with historical expectations. But then comes April, and suddenly the script flips.

Dig into the numbers by CryptoRank, and the contradiction is hard to miss. The long-term average for April sits at a juicy 26.6% return, the kind of figure that should have traders leaning in.

But that number is dragged up by ancient rallies, outliers from a different era.