Key Takeaways
The Solana price has been on a downtrend since September. Although it saw a brief rebound last week, the recovery has yet to develop into a meaningful rally.
Interestingly, today brought a wave of positive developments for Solana. The Bitwise Solana Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and launched the same day with strong trading volume.
Adding to the optimism, the Solana team announced that Western Union will build exclusively on its blockchain — following in the footsteps of Visa, Stripe, and PayPal, which have also integrated Solana’s network.
Meanwhile, broader macro news is also supportive: the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, and signs of progress toward a potential U.S.–China trade deal are emerging.
Despite this stream of positive catalysts, SOL has only managed a modest bounce and now faces stiff resistance near the $200 level.
Let’s take a closer look at the charts to see whether a long-awaited breakout may finally be on the horizon.
The weekly time frame chart shows that the price of Solana completed a five-wave upward movement (green) starting in December 2022.
Solana’s upward movement ended with the all-time high of $295 in January 2025, after which the price of SOL fell.
Solana is in wave C of an A-B-C correction if the count is accurate.
Wave B is contained inside an ascending parallel channel, indicating that the rally is corrective.
A breakdown from the channel will confirm that the bounce is over, and wave C will take the price to new lows.
Initially, the primary target for a temporary bottom will be at $128, but the price of Solana could decline to $59-$69 if the correction unfolds as expected and wave C has 1.61 times the length of wave A.

Momentum indicators suggest SOL will break down and fall to new lows. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is falling below 50 (black circle), and the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) has made a bearish cross.
So, the Solana prediction is bearish, going against the positive news and indicating that a breakdown that takes the price to new lows is likely.
The daily chart is very similar to the weekly one. It shows that Solana’s bounce since April is contained within an ascending parallel channel.
Today, the Solana price trades in the channel’s lower portion, making an eventual breakdown more likely.
In addition, the RSI is below 50, while the MACD is negative. Although the indicators are both increasing, their position below their bullish thresholds makes a breakdown more likely.

Solana has completed a W-X-Y structure (red) during this bounce, another signal that points to an eventual breakdown.
If one happens, the first minor level of support will be at $130. However, since this projected decline will take the price of Solana below its long-term channel, it will mean that the upward movement is likely over, and new lows are likely to follow.
In conclusion, Solana’s analysis points to a likely breakdown despite the project’s bullish news.
The price remains constrained within an ascending parallel channel, and momentum indicators are turning bearish across daily and weekly timeframes.
Unless SOL can reclaim its channel and confirm strength above $200, the odds favor a deeper correction, potentially reaching as low as $130 or even $60.