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Solana (SOL) Struggles to Break Free as Traders Bet on a Decline

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In Brief

  • Solana’s price failed to close above the resistance of $169 for the fourth time since April.
  • As a result, the investors have turned bearish, with the funding rate suggesting a decline.
  • The MACD is close to observing a bearish crossover, which would confirm bearishness.
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Following the broader market’s cues, Solana’s (SOL) price ended up noting a drawdown from the critical resistance of $169.

Due to this failed breach, the traders promptly jumped on the bearish bandwagon, which, according to the market indicators, could get intense.

Solana Is Not Too Hot Right Now

Solana’s price is likely to bear the brunt of the market’s changing sentiment. The current sentiment among Solana (SOL) traders has shifted towards bearishness, with the funding rate now in negative territory. 

The negative funding rate usually occurs when short positions outweigh longs’, meaning traders are paying to maintain their short bets against SOL. It also indicates that traders are increasingly betting on a decline in SOL’s price.

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Solana Funding Rate.
Solana Funding Rate. Source: Coinglass

This trend suggests market participants are actively positioning themselves for further downward movement in Solana’s price.

Technical indicators further reinforce this bearish outlook. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for Solana is on the verge of a bearish crossover. Such a crossover typically signals a shift in momentum from bullish to bearish, adding weight to the expectation of a price decline.

The approaching bearish crossover in the MACD is a critical signal to watch. It would validate the current negative sentiment and likely lead to increased selling pressure if confirmed. This could push Solana’s price even lower as traders react to the confirmed bearish signal.

Solana MACD.
Solana MACD. Source: TradingView

SOL Price Prediction: Maintaining the Pace

Solana’s price, at $145, is close to noting further drawdown to test the critical support of $126 potentially. This is because SOL failed to breach $169, the critical resistance level, for the fourth time in the last four months.

A rise beyond this barrier would bring considerable profits to the investors, but this could take some time. For now, Solana’s price is looking at a drop and rise back up towards $137.

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Solana Price Analysis.
Solana Price Analysis. Source: TradingView

If SOL somehow manages not to fall through but bounces off the local support of $137, it could prevent a drawdown. However, the bullish thesis would only be invalidated once $155 and $169 are breached and flipped into support.

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Aaryamann Shrivastava
Aaryamann Shrivastava is a technical and on-chain analyst at BeInCrypto, where he specializes in market reports on cryptocurrencies from diverse sectors, including Telegram Apps, liquid staking, Layer 1s, meme coins, artificial intelligence (AI), metaverse, internet of things (IoT), Ethereum ecosystem, and Bitcoin. Previously, he conducted market analysis and technical assessments of various altcoins at FXStreet and AMBCrypto, covering all aspects of the crypto industry, including...
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