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Crypto update: XRP leads 2.90% rise at Oct 28, 04:01 UTC

According to CoinGecko, XRP rose 2.90% over 24 hours as Ether, Solana and Bitcoin also rose; MarketAlleys signals list neutral trend readings for the four names.

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Where prices stand

According to CoinGecko, at Oct 28, 04:01 UTC all four tracked cryptos were higher over 24 hours: XRP rose 2.90% to $1.3400; Ether rose 2.04% to $2,357.14; Solana rose 1.89% to $101.91; Bitcoin rose 1.67% to $81,038.00. Five-session changes vary, ranging from +0.05% for XRP to -6.15% for Ether, with Bitcoin at -4.82% and Solana at -5.78%.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $81,038.00 -4.82% +1.67% Oct 28, 04:01 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,357.14 -6.15% +2.04% Oct 28, 04:01 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $101.91 -5.78% +1.89% Oct 28, 04:01 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.3400 +0.05% +2.90% Oct 28, 04:01 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

MarketAlleys trend signals show all four are neutral. RSI(14) readings are Bitcoin 41.5, Ether 33.6, Solana 35.1 and XRP 42.4; each instrument’s reported close sits below its 50-day SMA yet above its long SMA (Bitcoin close 80029.43, SMA50 81805.57, longSma 72989.95; Ether close 2320.67, SMA50 2539.56, longSma 2158.11; Solana close 100.75, SMA50 109.48, longSma 88.45; XRP close 1.3343, SMA50 1.4129, longSma 1.2796).

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 80,029.43 81,805.57 72,989.95 41.5 neutral
Ether 2,320.67 2,539.56 2,158.11 33.6 neutral
Solana 100.75 109.48 88.45 35.1 neutral
XRP 1.3343 1.4129 1.2796 42.4 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 27, 22:41 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

Sources and data

Market data as of Oct 28, 04:01 UTC; report generated Oct 28, 04:01 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.

Terms in this article

  • Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E)

    Share price divided by earnings per share.

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  • Relative Strength Index (RSI)

    A momentum oscillator, developed by J.

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  • Moving average

    The average price over a rolling window, plotted to smooth out noise.

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  • MACD

    A trend and momentum indicator calculated as the 12-period exponential moving average minus the 26-period EMA, plotted with a 9-period EMA of that difference as the signal line.

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Sources & data

  1. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 28, 2026, 04:03 AM UTC)
  2. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 28, 2026, 04:03 AM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 28, 2026, 04:01 AM UTC.

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