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Solana Price (SOL) Consolidates: Time for a Fresh Comeback?

NewsbtcNewsbtc2024/09/17 08:07
By:Aayush Jindal

Solana declined and tested the $128 support zone. SOL price is consolidating losses and might aim for a fresh increase above the $132 resistance.

  • SOL price started a consolidation phase from the $128 zone against the US Dollar.
  • The price is now trading below $135 and the 100-hourly simple moving average.
  • There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $132 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
  • The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $132 resistance zone.

Solana Price Holds Support

Solana price started a fresh decline from the $140 resistance zone like Bitcoin and Ethereum . SOL declined below the $135 and $132 support levels. It even tested $128.

A low was formed at $128.85 and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a minor increase above the $130 level. The price even tested the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $139.83 swing high to the $128.85 low.

Solana is now trading below $132 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $132 on the hourly chart of the SOL/USD pair.

Source: SOLUSD on TradingView.com

On the upside, the price is facing resistance near the $132 level. The next major resistance is near the $135 level or the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $139.83 swing high to the $128.85 low. A successful close above the $132 and $135 resistance levels could set the pace for another steady increase. The next key resistance is near $140. Any more gains might send the price toward the $150 level.

More Downsides in SOL?

If SOL fails to rise above the $132 resistance, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $130 level. The first major support is near the $128 level.

A break below the $128 level might send the price toward the $120 zone. If there is a close below the $120 support, the price could decline toward the $110 support in the near term.

Technical Indicators

Hourly MACD – The MACD for SOL/USD is losing pace in the bearish zone.

Hourly Hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for SOL/USD is near the 50 level.

Major Support Levels – $130 and $128.

Major Resistance Levels – $132 and $135.

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