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Story: Solana Surges 4% as Short Squeeze Punishes Leveraged Bears Amid Fed Signals

By Jean-Luc Maracon

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What happened. Solana jumped. The token pushed more than 4% higher, testing its upper Bollinger Band with the…

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The historical context. It's worth stepping back. Solana's current behavior isn't coming out of nowhere — it rhymes with…

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Why it matters. The stakes here go beyond one token's chart.

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What to watch. A few things matter most from here.

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The CoinGlass liquidation heatmap makes the mechanics clearer. As Solana climbed past key price levels, short positions got wiped out.

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Back in 2021, Bitcoin's climb from below $30,000 to new all-time highs followed a similar playbook: bullish technical setups stacking up, institutional money starting to move,…

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What's interesting is how durable that pattern seems to be. Markets change. Participants change.

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Solana holding key support levels through a period of regulatory uncertainty says something about where investor conviction sits right now. It's not just retail.

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More context: Solana Validators Expose $4,000 Monthly Scheme for Exclusive Transaction Data

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And there's a broader read available here. Even with policy headwinds still clouding the digital asset space, appetite for crypto exposure hasn't dried up.

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The 20-day moving average is providing immediate support right now. That's a decent foundation — not a guarantee, but it's something bulls can point to.

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First, the $103–$105 range. A sustained hold above it confirms strength. A dip below it puts the $100 level in play, and $100 is a psychological line that tends to attract…

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Second, the ADX and RSI readings. If the average directional index stays above 25 and the RSI keeps flashing overbought, expect volatility to stick around.

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Third, liquidity clustering. The CoinGlass data puts a concentration of liquidity between $106.50 and $108.

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