Solana plummets momentarily to a five-month low, can traders bet on recovery

Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be considered investment advice

• Range formation presents a viable buying opportunity for traders
• Bitcoin’s plunge from $21.4k complicates the bullish idea as conditions could be risky for buyers

Over the past weekend, Solana rallied from $30.9 to $37, a move that measured nearly 20%. This move quickly reversed, and SOL broke through the $31 support the previous day. It descended to an area where higher timeframe traders could be interested in bidding for the asset.

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Bitcoin would need to reclaim the $20k and $20.8k levels for Solana to present a more palatable short-term outlook for the bulls. In the meantime, longer-term investors can assess buying Solana near the low of a range extending back to late May.

Mid-range resistance remains unbeaten, all eyes on $26 now

Source: SOL/USDT on TradingView

Solana formed a range between $47.5 and $26.4. This range’s mid-point lay at $37, a level that has acted as resistance since mid-August. The recent rally was unable to break above the $37 mark, its third attempt in as many months.

The 12-hour RSI fell below neutral 50 to show that momentum was in the hands of the sellers. The Stochastic RSI plunged toward oversold territory as well. The trading volume over the past couple of days was well above what it had been on any day in October.

To highlight this fact, the OBV took a swift tumble almost overnight. It broke beneath a support level in mid-October. Moreover, the OBV has been forming lower highs since August. This suggested that Solana did not experience strong demand in the past few months.

In light of the absence of buying pressure, a bounce from the range low might not be strong. The $26-$26.5 could offer a buying opportunity on a retest but traders should be eager to take a profit on a bounce in price. $30 and $37 are important levels of resistance for bulls to flip to support.

Funding rate sees southward wick and social dominance soars

Source: Santiment

The funding rate also reflected the heavy selling volume in recent hours. The metric fell quite sharply on DyDx to show that market participants were overwhelmingly bearish.

Social dominance also saw a sharp uptick in the past few days. However, the surge was not enough to match the ones seen within the past six months. NFT trades count was also near the lowest it can get. The past month averages around a dozen NFT trades a day.

A bounce from the range lows could materialize. However, Bitcoin was trading beneath the $20k mark and had substantial resistance at $20.2k itself. A rejection for BTC can spark another leg downward for Solana.