Solana’s weekly momentum cooled into lower RSI territory without breaking its broader price structure, pointing to a pause phase after the recent pullback.SolanaSolana’s weekly momentum cooled into lower RSI territory without breaking its broader price structure, pointing to a pause phase after the recent pullback.Solana

Solana Price Prediction: RSI Cools as $90-$105 Liquidity Wall Looms

2026/02/18 19:26
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Solana’s weekly momentum cooled into lower RSI territory without breaking its broader price structure, pointing to a pause phase after the recent pullback.

Solana weekly RSI cools as trend structure holds

A weekly Solana U.S. dollar chart from Coinbase showed SOL trading near $85.76 at the latest candle. The chart marked two prior cycle lows in 2022 and early 2023, then highlighted the current pullback in early 2026. Despite the drop, price stayed within the broader range that formed after the 2023 rebound.

Solana Price Prediction: RSI Cools as $90-$105 Liquidity Wall Looms

Solana U.S. Dollar Weekly Chart with RSI. Source: gnarleyquinn on X

Below price, the weekly RSI slid toward the lower band near the 40 area, where momentum reset in past cycles. In both 2022 and early 2023, RSI washed out into similar zones before price later stabilized and resumed a higher time frame move. This time, momentum cooled without a full structural breakdown on the weekly chart.

Gnarleyquinn said the setup reflects a momentum washout that often leads to a slower, range bound phase. He added that higher time frame strength can reassert after this cooling period, which can support trend continuation later if broader market conditions improve.

Solana liquidity cluster sits above price

A Solana liquidation heatmap shared by analyst TedPillows on X highlighted a “decent liquidity cluster” between $90 and $105. On the chart, that area appeared as a bright block of concentrated levels, marked in a white box above recent price action.

Solana TetherUS Liquidation Heatmap: Source: Coinglass via TedPillows on X

The same view showed SOL sliding hard in early February, then stabilizing and grinding higher into mid month. However, price remained under the highlighted band, which means a move into that zone could trigger faster price swings as orders and liquidations stack up.

TedPillows said the cluster reflects “late shorts” that are now trapped. As a result, if Bitcoin shows strength, he expects market makers to push price into the $90–$105 pocket to force short liquidations and clear those positions.

Solana path depends on reclaiming the downtrend line

If SOL holds above the recent base and starts printing higher highs on the daily chart, then the next test sits at the descending yellow trendline. A clean break and daily closes above that line would shift the structure from “sell rallies” to “retest and hold,” which is what the white projected path is trying to illustrate.

SOL TetherUS Daily Chart. Source: TradingView on Binance. Source: DonWedge on X

If SOL rejects at the yellow trendline again, then the chart implies another rotation back into the mid range before any larger move. That matters because the same downtrend has capped several swings since the 2024 peak, so a rejection would keep the broader structure intact.

If price loses the recent base and slips under the lower support area that the chart tracks, then the setup invalidates the rebound path and keeps SOL pinned to the lower edge of the long structure. In that case, the market would need a new higher low before the downtrend test becomes the focus again.

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