{"id":11301,"date":"2026-05-07T17:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/solana-sol-strength-improves-90-resistance-keeps-traders-cautious\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:00:33","slug":"solana-sol-strength-improves-90-resistance-keeps-traders-cautious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/solana-sol-strength-improves-90-resistance-keeps-traders-cautious\/","title":{"rendered":"Solana (SOL) Strength Improves, $90 Resistance Keeps Traders Cautious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Solana started a fresh increase above the $86 zone. SOL price is now consolidating near $88 and might aim for more gains above the $90 zone.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SOL price started a fresh upward move above the $85 and $86 levels against the US Dollar.<\/li>\n<li>The price is now trading above $86 and the 100-hourly simple moving average.<\/li>\n<li>There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $87.40 on the hourly chart of the SOL\/USD pair (data source from Kraken).<\/li>\n<li>The pair could extend gains if it clears the $90 resistance zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Solana Price Starts Fresh Increase<\/h2>\n<p>Solana price started a decent increase after it settled above the $85 zone, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. SOL climbed above the $86 level to enter a short-term positive zone.<\/p>\n<p>The price even smashed the $88 resistance. A high was formed at $89.95, and the price is now consolidating gains. There was a minor decline below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent upward move from the $83.27 swing low to the $89.95 high.<\/p>\n<p>Solana is now trading above $87 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. Besides, there is a bullish trend line forming with support at $87.40 on the hourly chart of the SOL\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-894920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Solana_a20036.png?resize=1024%2C472\" alt=\"Solana Price\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the upside, the price is facing resistance near $89. The next major resistance is near the $90 level. The main resistance could be $92. A successful close above the $92 resistance zone could set the pace for another steady increase. The next key resistance is $100. Any more gains might send the price toward the $102 level.<\/p>\n<h2>Downside Correction In SOL?<\/h2>\n<p>If SOL fails to rise above the $90 resistance, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $87.40 zone. The first major support is near the $85.80 level and the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the recent upward move from the $83.27 swing low to the $89.95 high.<\/p>\n<p>A break below the $85.80 level might send the price toward the $83.20 support zone. If there is a close below the $82 support, the price could decline toward the $76.50 support in the near term.<\/p>\n<p>Technical Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD for SOL\/USD is losing pace in the bullish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly Hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for SOL\/USD is near the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $87.40 and $85.80<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $89.00 and $90.00.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solana started a fresh increase above the $86 zone. SOL price is now consolidating near $88 and might aim for more gains above the $90 zone. SOL price started a fresh upward move above the $85 and $86 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $86 and the 100-hourly simple moving&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[177,178,227,228,192,153],"class_list":["post-11301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technical-analysis","tag-sol","tag-solana","tag-solbtc","tag-solusd","tag-solusdt","tag-technical-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinstrend.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}