Bearish chart pattern hints at $70 for Solana (SOL) ahead of possible oversold rally

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Solana (Sol) prices could drop to $70 apiece in the coming weeks as a head-and-shoulders pattern appears on the daily time frame and could point to a decline of over 45%.

The figure below shows SOL price A rally to near $217 in September 2021 fell to support near $134 before hitting an all-time high of $260 in November 2021. Earlier this week, the price pulled back and tested the same $134 support before falling to a 2022 low of $87.73.

SOL/USD weekly price chart with head and shoulders setup. Source: TradingView

Price action at this stage appears to have formed a head-and-shoulders pattern, a bearish reversal pattern consisting of three consecutive highs, the center one at around $257 (called the “head”) above the other two at $200 to $210 (left and right shoulders).

Meanwhile, SOL has three peaks above a common support level at $134, known as the “neckline.” A break below it indicates that the downtrend extends to a level with a length equal to the maximum distance between the head and the neckline.

In the case of SOL, the distance is around $137, with a head and shoulders price target near $170.

Trends so far

The price of SOL has fallen by more than 22% this week, and altcoins are currently down around 55% from their all-time highs, basically in line with other large digital assets including Bitcoin, so the outlook is bearish.bitcoin) and ether (Ethereum).

BTC/USD vs ETH/USD weekly price chart. Source: TradingView

Central to the continued decline in the cryptocurrency market is the Fed’s Decide Unwind its $120 billion monthly asset purchase program, followed by three or more rate hikes throughout 2022.

The central bank’s easy monetary policy has helped push the cryptocurrency market’s valuation from $128 billion since March 2020 to as high as $3 trillion in November 2021. As a result, the dwindling evidence has been influencing investors to limit their exposure to overextended markets, including Solana, which has gained nearly 12,500% since March 2020.

Therefore, SOL is also at risk of validating its head and shoulders setup if the cryptocurrency market continues to fall in the coming sessions.

Short-term outlook for SOL

While SOL’s longer time frame charts tend to be bearish over the longer term, its short term outlook looks relatively bullish.

related: Bitcoin plunges to six-month low near $38,000

SOL/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView

This is mainly due to two factors. First, SOL price has fallen to a key support level at $116, which should help limit its downside attempt in September 2021. Second, its daily relative strength index (RSI) fell below 30 – a classic buy signal.

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