Solana (SOL) Poised for Big Move: Key Levels Could Trigger Rally to $300+

• Solana faces structural pressure but remains near critical long-term support.
• Historical weekly chart patterns indicate potential for a strong breakout if resistance is reclaimed.
• Analysts Ted and Trader Tardigrade highlight caution and upside potential depending on key levels.

According to analyst Ted, Solana’s price action resembles that of a memecoin abandoned by its developer, with non-stop dumps and very few green candles. Ted points out that SOL requires support from broader market movements, particularly from related high-beta equities, to recover; otherwise, selling pressure will continue.

Market data shows that SOL has followed a structural pattern seen in other speculative assets: sharp rallies followed by prolonged grinding downtrends. The initial rallies were momentum-driven, forming large vertical candles, but once peaks were established, prices failed to sustain, creating lower highs and lower lows.

Currently, the downtrend shows patient selling rather than panic. Volume has dried up, and volatility has compressed, reflecting controlled distribution. Shallow relief bounces are quickly rejected at prior breakdown levels, reinforcing previous support zones as resistance.

Despite trading near absolute cycle lows, there is no structural evidence of a trend reversal: higher lows, reclaiming key moving averages, and impulsive bullish candles are absent. Ted emphasizes that patience is crucial, as the market remains in a risk-off posture, and sustained accumulation is unlikely without structural change.

SOL’s Range Expansion Patterns Drive Historical Moves

On the other hand, Trader Tardigrade finds immense potential for traders. Looking at the SOL/USD charts for the week, a range pattern, then expansion, then range, then expansion pattern repeats, indicating immense volatility for Solana. After a brief consolidation period in early 2023, SOL moved out of a horizontal range, beginning a vertical up-motion.

For 2024, the SOL ranged between a $130 level of support and a $240-$260 resistance. Price tested the lower levels but returned, as smart money was accumulating. Currently, it’s ranging around the $130 level, pretty much following the same pattern. A close over the $130 level of support keeps the overall uptrend in place.

Solana Upside Hinges on Breaking Key Resistance

A breakout above the top of this range could offer some upside potential for SOL. Taking a page from history, while a market has been trading sideways for a long period, a change in momentum can occur suddenly after a breakout over a resistance level.

This could translate into buying pressure from traders holding a short position as well as those on the sidelines. Ted, however, cautions that until a fundamental shift takes place, a rally will represent a counter-trend rally and not a bull market.

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