Solana Price Teases $79.50 Support as Monthly Cup and Handle Targets $200 to $250 Breakout

Solana price analysis tracks $79.50 support, Elliott wave extension, and monthly cup and handle targeting a $200-$250 breakout.

Solana has slipped back below $100, putting one of its most important price levels back in play. SOL was trading around $98.30 on Sept. 14, down roughly 2.2% on the day and about 4.7% over seven days as macro pressure and weaker ETF demand weighed on the market. tradingkey.com That makes $100 the immediate line to watch. Solana has already spent much of September testing this area, and Coinpaper recently highlighted the $97.70 breakout zone as the level separating a constructive recovery from a deeper pullback. Coinpaper What Happens Above $100? A convincing reclaim of $100 would not immediately put Solana back into a full bull trend. The first challenge sits around $106–$110, where previous price action and liquidation liquidity have created resistance. Beyond that, Coinpaper’s earlier technical work identified roughly $117–$120 as the next significant hurdle. Coinpaper That leaves a fairly clear roadmap: Scenario	SOL level	What it could mean Bearish	$80–$85	$98 support fails and the correction deepens Base	$95–$100	SOL remains stuck around the psychological level Bullish	$106–$120	Buyers regain momentum Breakout	Above $120	$145–$150 becomes a more realistic target   A move above $100 would therefore be encouraging, but the stronger confirmation would come from clearing the $106–$120 resistance area. ETF Demand Has Started to Cool Institutional demand is also sending mixed signals. Solana ETFs have attracted roughly $1.3 billion in cumulative net inflows, while Bitwise’s BSOL recently became the first U.S. Solana ETF to cross $1 billion in assets. Coinpaper covered that $1 billion ETF milestone earlier this month. Coinpaper But the latest flows have become less consistent. Solana ETFs recorded about $11.7 million of inflows on Sept. 9, followed by small net outflows on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11. SolanaFloor That matters because the August rally above $100 coincided with stronger institutional buying. A renewed ETF inflow streak would make another SOL breakout easier to sustain. Solana’s Network Is Telling a Different Story The more unusual angle is that price weakness is arriving while parts of the Solana network continue expanding. The number of addresses holding tokenized equities on Solana reportedly crossed 800,000 on Sept. 12, up from roughly 425,000 at the start of September—an increase of about 88% in less than two weeks. CryptoRank That creates a useful divergence. SOL price momentum has cooled, yet adoption around tokenized stocks is accelerating. If that activity develops into lasting demand rather than a short-lived spike, the network story could eventually become a stronger fundamental tailwind. Coinpaper has also tracked how ETF momentum previously helped SOL defend $100, making the current combination of weaker flows and stronger network activity particularly worth watching. Coinpaper Can Solana Reach $120 Again? The setup is straightforward. Above $100: $106–$110 comes first. Above $110: $117–$120 becomes the major test. Above $120: roughly $145–$150 moves back into view. Below $97: downside risk increases toward $80–$85. For now, Solana is caught between improving network fundamentals and a tougher market backdrop.

Solana hovered near $81.64 on Binance’s 30 minute SOLUSD chart after sliding back into a highlighted support band, as analyst group More Crypto Online flagged $79.50 as the next “micro support” level to watch.

Solana eyes $79.50 as wave (2) extension keeps pressure on price

In a post on X, More Crypto Online said wave still appears to be extending, which keeps the short term bias pointed lower unless price stabilizes above nearby support.

On the chart, price sat just under the 61.8% level near $81.80, while a tighter support cluster lined up around $79.53–$79.46 (marked as the 100% level near $79.53 and a 78.6% level near $79.46). Below that, the next visible downside levels came in at $78.04, then $75.50, with a deeper band closer to $72.03.

Solana/U.S. Dollar 30 Minute Chart. Source: More Crypto Online on X

If SOL holds the $79.50 area and rebounds, the chart’s nearest upside checkpoints sit back toward the $81.80–$83.49 zone first. However, if price loses that micro support on follow through, the same roadmap points to a potential extension toward $75.50 and then $72.03 as the next downside magnets.

Solana chart flags $80 support as $200 to $250 breakout zone comes into view

In a post on X, Bitcoinsensus said Solana’s monthly chart shows a multi year cup and handle continuation setup. The chart drew a wide rounded base across 2022 and 2023, then pushed back into the prior range before rolling into a pullback phase. As a result, the analyst framed the structure as a completed “cup” that has moved into the handle.

Solana Monthly Chart. Source: Bitcoinsensus on X

The handle, in this view, is forming inside a falling channel marked by two downsloping blue trendlines. That channel matters because it describes how sellers keep pressure on rebounds while buyers try to slow the decline with higher demand at lower levels. Therefore, a break above the channel’s upper boundary would signal that the handle is ending and momentum is shifting.

Bitcoinsensus highlighted about $80 as the key support area to defend while the handle develops. If that support holds, the pattern stays intact because the handle usually remains a controlled retracement, not a full trend reversal. However, if the level fails on a monthly basis, the structure weakens and the market would need to rebuild a new base before the continuation case can return.

For confirmation, the analyst pointed to the $200 to $250 zone as the breakout range. If SOL clears that area and holds, it would reclaim the top of the multi year range and complete the handle breakout in this framework. Then the chart’s white projection implies room for a larger continuation move, with the prior range acting as the launch point.