Solana Price Prediction: Can Solana Outperform Ethereum?

Can Solana gain ground on Ethereum? We examine SOL’s growth drivers, adoption trends, and the key factors that could shape its next 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 is back above the psychological $100 area as a historically profitable SOL trader returns with a $9.74 million purchase, adding fresh attention to the token’s rebound. At the same time, technical traders are watching a major resistance test that could determine whether SOL extends toward $120 or first retraces toward support. The combination of large-wallet accumulation and improving price structure has turned the $100-$120 region into the market’s next important battleground.

$9.74 Million SOL Purchase Adds Weight to the $100 Rebound

Solana’s recovery has attracted a notable on-chain buyer, with Lookonchain reporting that a trader returned after roughly two years of inactivity to purchase 95,928 SOL worth about $9.74 million.

The chart places SOL near $101.72, up about 5% over the displayed 24-hour period and close to the upper end of its $95.23-$102.29 daily range. That puts the trader’s return close to the psychologically important $100 level.

According to Lookonchain, the address previously completed two SOL swing trades over the past three years and generated about $4.95 million in combined profit. That history makes the latest purchase notable as a sentiment signal, although previous success does not guarantee another profitable trade.

From a price perspective, holding above $100 would strengthen the case that SOL is beginning to reclaim territory lost during its broader decline. A sustained move above the current area could encourage buyers to challenge the next technical resistance zone, while a rejection would keep the possibility of another consolidation phase alive.

Solana Bulls Target $120, but a Retest Could Come First

The daily SOL/USDT chart shows Solana challenging a major resistance band after breaking sharply higher from the mid-$70s, with BATMAN  highlighting a possible continuation setup toward $120.

Solana SOL $120 Breakout and Retest Setup. Source: BATMAN  (@CryptosBatman) on X.

SOL is shown near $96.65 on the chart, testing resistance stretching through roughly the upper-$90s to $104. That zone previously acted as supply, so a clean breakout and sustained hold above it would provide stronger confirmation that the recovery has further room to run.

However, momentum is stretched. The chart’s RSI stands near 78.6, above the commonly watched 70 threshold. An elevated RSI does not guarantee a reversal, but it suggests the rally could pause or retrace before attempting another leg higher.

The chart identifies approximately $82-$85 as the key support zone on a pullback. That area previously acted as resistance before SOL broke higher, making it a potential resistance-to-support flip. If buyers defend that zone and establish a higher low, the bullish continuation structure would remain intact.

Under that scenario, another push through the current resistance could expose the larger $118-$122 supply zone, placing $120 firmly in focus. Conversely, a sustained break below $82-$85 would weaken the setup and suggest the recent breakout failed to establish reliable support.

Taken together, the two charts leave Solana with a clear technical roadmap: defend reclaimed support, establish acceptance around $100 and then break the upper resistance zone. If those conditions develop while large buyers remain active, the path toward $120 would become increasingly credible.