While retail investors stick to the sidelines, institutions continue to bet on bullish Solana price predictions with heavy ETF accumulation.
TradFi markets can’t get enough of the altcoin.
SOL-based ETFs have outperformed all other crypto products, attracting $500 million in almost a month of uninterrupted inflows.
The introduction of four new ETF offerings this week has only amplified demand, with inflows doubling to over $117 million this week after tapering off last week.
Weekly U.S. Solana ETF Inflows. Source: SoSoValue.
Retail tells a different story, though. Speculative demand has cratered, with Open Interest down 30% since the start of the month at 7.25 billion as traders disengage with price movements.
Solana Open Interest (OI). Source: Coinglass.
Retail traders appear unwilling to bet on Solana under the current market FUD, but institutional holders remain committed to their bags, signalling genuine long-term positioning.
Smart money typically moves strategically, and the choice to accumulate now could show that this bull market’s peak may not have been realized just yet.
Solana Price Predictions: What do Institutions Know?
Institutions are positioning as the Solana price approaches the apex of a descending triangle pattern formed along a proven launchpad level at $120.
The $120 demand zone has marked bottoms since early 2024, and momentum indicators point to a potential local bottom.
SOL / USD 1-week chart, descending triangle pattern. Source: TradingView.
The RSI nears the oversold threshold around 35, a level that has historically marked local bottoms on the weekly timeframe, though the MACD has yet to reflect it with a wide lead
The MACD is yet to reflect a bullish shift, though. It continues to widen its gap below the signal line as buy pressure prevails.
With a bounce from $120, the key breakout threshold to watch is a past resistance zone around $205.
With this level flipped to support, a fully realised triangle breakout sets a potential $500 target for a 290% gain, though this likely hinges on retail participation.
And as the bull market matures, with ETF inflows showing sticky, long-term accumulation and inclusion on mainstream balance sheets, the Solana price could push 590% to $1,000.
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