Yesterday XRP was 0.7 $ and now about 0.36 $, and 1 thing you should be aware is XRP devs HOLD most of coins in their hands, When you have most of the coins in the community you can easily Control the market, That how they play dirty game.
Everyone will do what you say, no one wants to lose, but if the market sees an opportunity, of course it will not be missed, that's where the tug of war occurs. but XRP is still in trouble should be wiser. Moreover, price sometimes makes people tempted to do something that becomes feedback.
Either manipulation or not XRP is just like every other crypto projects out there minus only bitcoin, every other coins can be manipulated of cos, that's no issue for me, that might not even be the case, maybe some not so strong holders sees the 0.7$ price as a opportunity to opt out? Before the airdrop for XRP holders some bought at 0.4$ to 0.6$ just to get the free tokens, not all are able to sell before the SEC announcement so going back to 0.7$ is another opportunity to opt out
yes, the SEC issue is eagerly awaited because although there is a brief increase, if I may say that could get the market interested in trading XRP and that is not to blame. Everyone wants to be able to look for opportunities to enjoy unexpected upgrades and that will always make XRP an attractive investment. but I hope that the XRP problem can be resolved because it involves many investors in it.