Solana’s $200 test – Traders, can SOL hold on, if so, what next?
Key Takeaways
Solana has officially broken above the key $200 level, underpinned by a sharp rise in staking liquidity. The question now is, are we witnessing a structural shift in how investors value SOL?
Solana [SOL] has been flexing strength. On the 21st of July, SOL printed a strong 7.88% daily candle and closed at $195, marking its highest daily close in nearly five months.
In fact, that push unlocked $538 million in realized gains, marking a two-month peak, likely from sidelined supply finally rotating out.
And yet, follow-through was measured. The next session opened with SOL posting a 4.61% intraday move.
According to AMBCrypto, SOL’s next leg depends on whether this resilience can sustain a bullish continuation.
Staking conviction hints at a strategic shift
Historically, SOL’s price action has closely tracked staking flows, tending to rally as more capital gets locked in for yield. This time’s no different.
Off the back of a 23% weekly move, Solana’s TVL saw a sharp uptick, pulling in nearly $800 million in inflows and reclaiming the $9.95 billion mark for the first time in around 23 weeks.
Source: DeFilLama
Put simply, SOL’s breakout isn’t just a relative trade against Ethereum [ETH], even though the SOL/ETH pair ripped nearly 12% in under 48 hours as ETH faded into resistance.
The real driver? Capital rotating with intent into protocol-level yield, signaling conviction-backed flow rather than just speculative bid.
According to AMBCrypto, if buyers defend this bid, Solana sets up for continuation and potential higher timeframe expansion.
FOMO now leading the charge for Solana
As flagged by AMBCrypto, Solana cleared a key supply zone at $185, at press time, which marked a major cost basis cluster.
With previously underwater holders now in the green, the $538 million in realized gains could be just the first leg of distribution.
That’s where FOMO kicks in. Solana’s new address count spiked 26%, with 1.5 million wallets initiated around the $195 level, signaling fresh demand entering at local highs.
Source: Glassnode
Why does it matter?
While staking squeezes the circulating float, FOMO continues to absorb liquidity exits on the bid, maintaining a bullish market structure despite ongoing profit-taking.
If this structure holds, Solana looks poised to clear the $200 resistance cleanly, with sustained demand from both rotational capital and conviction-based positioning driving continuation.