# $RITUAL Social Sentiment & Intelligence — 2026-08-05 10:10 UTC > **Asset:** $RITUAL > **Momentum Status:** Heating Up > **Timestamp:** 2026-08-05 10:10 UTC (2026-08-05T10:10:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-05-10-10/crypto/RITUAL > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-05-10-10/crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Social Metrics - **Posts Analyzed:** 1 - **Total Impressions:** 131 - **Likes:** 7 - **Retweets:** 6 - **Comments:** 2 --- ## Momentum & Sentiment Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 2, Retweets: 6, Likes: 7, Impressions: 131 --- ## Cited Community Posts & Evidence ### Post #1 by @MaxCrypto > **Author:** [@MaxCrypto](https://x.com/MaxCrypto) > **Metrics:** 8 likes · 1 retweets · 2 comments · 1.9K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MaxCrypto/status/2084945004968223138](https://x.com/MaxCrypto/status/2084945004968223138) > **Visual Context:** A 30-minute candlestick chart of XRPUSD shorts on Bitfinex shows a dramatic decline from ~$235 million to ~$137 million, with large red bearish candles indicating aggressive short position closures—consistent with the post's claim that whales are unwinding their XRP shorts in anticipation of a price pump. > > "Whales are aggressively closing their $XRP shorts. Are they expecting a pump?" --- ## Contributing Accounts - `@ericgudboy` (https://x.com/ericgudboy)