Solana News Today: SOL Dips Below $200 – 3 Metrics Could Spark a Bulls

In today’s SOL news, Solana bulls fail to defend the $200 support level as the coin tumbles towards $195. Still, multiple metrics indicate that pullback is temporary and that the coin is primed for a reversal and breakout towards $300.

Solana’s woes aren’t over yet, as it slipped in by a further 5% in the last 24 hours, compounding its value drop in the past seven days to 18%.

However, today’s crash was more significant as it knocked SOL below the critical resistance-turned-support level of $200, drifting it further from the $300 target.

The daily trading volume for the top altcoin has also nosedived by 33% during the same period to hover around $3.64 Billion.

This dip aligns with the mood watch-and-wait mood that engulfed the larger crypto market and saw the total daily trade volumes plunge by more than 28% to $118.42 Billion today, Thursday, Feb. 6.

Here is why a Bullish Reversal Could be Around the Corner for Solana

First is the record growth of Solana’s on-chain GDP, which rose to $840 million in Q4 of 2024, representing 213% of Q3 revenues. The top contributors to the revenue gain are Pump.fun, Phonton, and bots.

The revenue indicates Solana’s growing relevance and user demand, which are key drivers of any crypto coin prices. 

Secondly, the altcoin continues to witness relatively high futures Open Interest (OI) despite the disappointing price action.

At the time of writing, SOL’s OI lingers at around $5.4 billion, and though its OI-weighted funding rate is still negative, it has rebounded from the significant dip reported earlier in the week.

Data from Coinglass shows that SOL has an Oi-weighted funding rate of -0.0031%, having recovered from the -0.0444% recorded two days ago.

The gain implies the community sentiment towards Solana is switching to bullish.

Lastly, technical analysis supports the case for a bullish reversal of Solana’s price action. It, for example, has a Relative Strength Indicator (RSI) of 39. This places it squarely on the oversold and possibly undervalued region, which often signals the base for a bullish momentum.

SOL Price Targets

Most Solana forecasts are bullish, and the altcoin is expected to weather the short-term price volatilities and resume the four-month bull run that sent it to its current all-time high of $294 in January. By the end of the year, a growing number of forecasters expect it to trade between $300 and $3200.

Over the shorter term, SOL has the opportunity to get back above $210 in the coming week. To get here, though, the bulls must first defend the $195 local bottom and nudge it across the $200 mark.