A major whale sold 357,070 SOL (worth $58.54 million), contributing to this Solana price decline and reducing Solana’s market cap by more than $8 billion over the past week.
By Bhushan Akolkar
Edited by Julia Sakovich
Updated
3 mins read
Solana price SOL $237.1 24h volatility: 5.6% Market cap: $112.63 B Vol. 24h: $11.40 B has come under strong selling pressure with the bulls facing rejection at $185 last week. Over the past week, SOL has dropped over 12% losing more than $8 billion of its market cap. It turns out that whales have been selling their SOL holdings and minting huge profits recently.
As per the latest data from Lookonchain, a high-profile “smart whale” recently offloaded 92,000 Solana (SOL) tokens, valued at $14.58 million.
Since November 1, the whale has offloaded a total of 357,070 SOL, worth around $58.54 million. Currently, the whale’s holdings include 52,089 JitoSOL tokens (valued at $9.46 million) and 126,548 SOL (valued at $20.05 million).
The smart whale with a profit of ~$87M sold another 92,000 $SOL($14.58M) in the past 2 hours.
The whale has sold 357,070 $SOL($58.54M) since Nov 1, currently holding 52,089 $JitoSOL($9.46M) and 126,548 $SOL($20.05M).https://t.co/gUPNO1hS6k pic.twitter.com/LfDeC0pwIi
— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) November 5, 2024
Additionally, blockchain analytics firm Glassnode has reported that Solana is seeing an extraordinary increase in on-chain transfer volume. This volume has reached a record $224 billion in a single day, nearly three times Solana’s entire market cap of $76 billion.
This activity spike was largely attributed to a high-frequency wallet, believed to be an arbitrage bot, utilizing multiple accounts. The wallet’s increased activity began in early October, likely contributing to recent fee hikes that have been a topic of discussion within the community, noted Glassnode.
Courtesy: Glassnode
Earlier today, Solana price bounced back from the crucial support levels of $155 and is once again trading 1% up at $162.14 with a market cap of $76.35 billion. Following this bounce back, popular crypto trader IncomeSharks closed his short position for SOL.
$SOL – We got the $155 target for the short and now I think we will hold this supertrend level so closing my short as planned. OBV gave the entry target and supertrend gave the exit target. https://t.co/dJ1ELpZ5oC pic.twitter.com/aqOOD08FxS
— IncomeSharks (@IncomeSharks) November 5, 2024
Some of the other market analysts also predict that the SOL price could soon rally to $200. An analyst predicts that Solana is on the brink of a breakout, particularly if Bitcoin BTC $95 510 24h volatility: 0.3% Market cap: $1.89 T Vol. 24h: $84.38 B manages to surpass its all-time high (ATH). Such a move could spark strong bullish momentum, positioning Solana for a fresh growth phase in the crypto market.
Amid today’s volatile landscape, Solana’s resilience is notable. Investors may want to keep a close eye on SOL, as analysts signal a promising outlook for its potential upward trend in the current market environment.
Courtesy: TradingView
For Solana price to hit $200 levels, the bulls must first convincingly take it past $170 levels. Recent trading patterns indicate a potential bullish trend, with momentum likely to continue if Solana surpasses a key resistance level. The Awesome Oscillator (AO) recently shifted to green bars, showing increased momentum, although the latest red bars could point to a possible slowdown in buying pressure.
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Bhushan is a FinTech enthusiast and holds a good flair in understanding financial markets. His interest in economics and finance draw his attention towards the new emerging Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency markets. He is continuously in a learning process and keeps himself motivated by sharing his acquired knowledge. In free time he reads thriller fictions novels and sometimes explore his culinary skills.
