Would you chase SOL at $104?
Look at the surface first: a V-shaped reversal with overwhelming momentum.
It was still at 65 in June, 76 at the end of July, then broke through 80, 90, and 100 in August, rising 20% in 7 days and 40% in 30 days, climbing above EMA200 with the moving averages in a bullish alignment. But the daily RSI has already reached 80-85, and the price is right at the Bollinger upper band at 105. The candlesticks tell you: the trend is right, but the position is expensive.
First: ETFs are buying, and the chain is active—this is not empty momentum.
Spot SOL ETFs have seen cumulative net inflows of approximately $1.22 billion. On August 25, daily inflows reached $33.5 million, the largest single-day inflow since 2026 began. The entire network processed approximately 4.2 billion transactions in July, a massive month-over-month surge. A whale address that had been dormant for two years bought 96k SOL, worth approximately $9.74 million.
SOL now looks exactly like BNB in 2021: explosive on-chain usage, with the price just climbing out of the bottom while most people have yet to react.
Second: the token economics are moving toward “accelerated deflation,” but many people do not understand it.
SIMD-553: burning of compute-unit fees has been implemented. SIMD-550: a proposal is under discussion to accelerate the annual deflation rate from -15% to -30%, potentially bringing terminal inflation of 1.5% forward to the first half of 2029.
SOL’s issuance is declining at an accelerating pace
Fee burning is already consuming supply
If the proposal passes, SOL will become one of the assets “scarcer than BTC”
Third: the technical picture has produced a signal that must be taken seriously.
The candlestick on 8/22: it surged to 102, then crashed back to 93—a typical failed breakout. But from 8/25-27, it reclaimed 100 and hit 105, with the second attempt at 105 showing greater strength than the first.
105 is the Bollinger upper band plus resistance from the previous high, and it has been hit twice. But don’t forget—the third attempt is often the real breakout.
You can judge the battle between bulls and bears yourself
On one side:
ETFs have seen net inflows for multiple consecutive days, with $33.5 million setting a new yearly high for daily inflows
A 70% staking rate, with an extremely tight liquid float
The accelerated-deflation proposal is on the way, bringing medium-term supply contraction
The daily chart has held above EMA200, with the moving averages in a bullish alignment and the trend repaired
On the other side:
Daily RSI at 80-85, with the price hugging the Bollinger upper band and extremely overbought
A 40% rise from 76 to 104, with massive unrealized profits
105 has been rejected twice, and it is uncertain whether the third attempt will succeed
The Jackson Hole speech is imminent; one hawkish statement could send it back to 95
Resistance above: 105-107 → 110 → 118-122
Support below: 100 (psychological level) → 96-97 (first line of defense) → 91-94 (structural support)
Trading strategy
Short-term traders:
Do not chase at 104-106. Wait for a pullback to 100-101 to go long, with a stop-loss at 94.8 and targets of 110-118.
Breakout traders:
Go long after a daily close holds above 107, targeting 110-118. Add to the position if a pullback to 104-105 holds. If the close falls back below 103, treat it as a false breakout and exit immediately.
Traders holding long positions from 90-98:
Take 30-50% off at 104-106 and keep a core position for 110. Reduce leverage before Friday’s speech.
Naked shorting? Not recommended. The trend is still intact, and shorting against the trend can easily result in a squeeze. Only consider a small short targeting 96 if the daily chart shows a long upper wick and heavy-volume stagnation, followed by a break below 100.
SOL now looks like BTC at the end of 2023—
99% of people think, “It has risen 40% from the bottom; it should pull back,” but ETF funds keep pouring in, driving it all the way from 76 to 120.
On the day 105 breaks out, you will realize:
It was not that SOL was incapable—it was that you got off the train before the breakout every time.
What is your SOL cost basis?
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