Market Direction

SOL battles $220-$260 resistance range

Published: Jan 21, 2025

As Solana stabilizes between $220 and $260, BTC and ETH maintain key levels. This week, we break down how these moves set the stage for the next market direction.

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SOL's Open Interest pulled back at the price lows, and it has been downtrending since, suggesting that the big move higher wiped out Shorts.
SOL's current Funding Rate is negative, but only just, suggesting that there is more interest in Shorting than Longing.

SOL's open interest (by number of coins): 5. Solana futures open interest chart showing price correlation with trading volume, highlighting significant activity around $200-$270 price range.

5. Solana futures open interest chart showing price correlation with trading volume, highlighting significant activity around $200-$270 price range.

Technical analysis

This SOL move higher looks similar to WIF's big move higher to $4.80 when it was listed on Coinbase, although that doesn't mean the same will happen.
SOL has rejected $300, and it was unable to find support at the prior all-time high of $260.
SOL has pulled back, and for now, support has been found in the $ 230s. There is a major horizontal support at $220 also.
The RSI had moved into overbought territory, but it has since pulled back and reset on the price move back.

6. Solana ($SOL) price chart showcasing resistance at $222, potential demand zones at $145 and $120, and RSI trend insights.

Next Support: $220
Next Resistance: $260
Direction: Neutral
Upside Target: $300
Downside Target: $200

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Cryptonary's take

In the short term, it's possible that SOL needs to be range-bound for a while, likely between $220 and $260. This wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing building up a range just below all-time highs. It might set the breakout up for later. If there is a breakdown below $220, it's likely a good area to buy more SOL. However, a move into $200 would be the more attractive area if it were given.