Solana price just put up a 5% move in 24 hours, and the on-chain data behind it is hard to ignore.The bounce is not just price action noise. The 20-period and 50-period EMAs crossed bullish on the 8-hour chart, the same setup that triggered a 12% rally when it appeared around March 4. Since the EMAs began converging this time, SOL has already gained 7.45%, suggesting buyers reacted to the signal fast. The Smart Money Index, which tracks the behavior of experienced market participants, moved higher and widened from its signal line, pointing to stronger hands stepping in. Short-term holders, the most speculative cohort, dropped their share of circulating supply from around 9% on March 7 to roughly 7.31% by March 12, meaning the flippers are leaving and the conviction buyers are staying.Most notably, mid-to-long-term holders accumulated roughly 396,520 SOL on March 10. By March 12, that number had jumped to 819,634 SOL, a more than 100% increase in accumulation in 48 hours.Source: GlassnodeBut the picture is not clean on all fronts. While price has trended higher since March 1, the Smart Money Index has actually trended lower over the same period, forming a bearish divergence that historically precedes slowdowns or reversals. On top of that, the bounces are forming inside a developing head-and-shoulders pattern on the 8-hour chart. The 1-year to 2-year holder cohort began trimming exposure right around March 4 when the head formed, dropping from 16.27% to 15.83% of the circulating supply. Small number, meaningful signal.The next few candles could decide which side wins.Solana Price Prediction: Is The Bearish Phase Over?SOL is currently sitting at a technical crossroads with 2 clear scenarios playing out from here. The first resistance wall is at $91. A clean 8-hour close above that level weakens the bearish structure and keeps the bullish case alive. A break above $94 would invalidate the head-and-shoulders pattern entirely and open the door for a run toward $100 and beyond. Source: SOLUSD / TradingViewOn the downside, losing $87 puts $85, $84, and $82 in play where buyers have previously stepped in. The level that truly matters, though, is $77, the neckline of the head-and-shoulders.If that breaks, the pattern activates and the measured move points to a 13% decline toward the $67 to $68 region. SOL needs to hold structure and break $94 to confirm this accumulation surge means anything.Could MAXI Doge Outperform All Solana Memecoins?Large caps are solid. But the market cap is already massive. The 100x run is basically off the table.So attention shifts. Traders hunting bigger multiples are landing on Maxi Doge. A new ERC-20 meme coin built around high-energy trading culture and the kind of upside large caps simply cannot offer anymore. Early numbers show the energy is landing. $4.6M raised in the presale already. $MAXI is priced at $0.0002808 and is not shy about what it is. The self-proclaimed Leverage King. Gym-bro marketing, holder-only trading competitions, and a dynamic staking system keep the community locked in.“Never skip leg day, never skip a pump.”The Treasury fund rewards active holders and is built to outlast established meme coins through pure community momentum.For those hedging against Solana’s short-term volatility, this early-entry opportunity offers a distinct risk-reward profile compared to established altcoins.Visit the Official Maxi Doge Website HereThe post Solana Price Prediction: Buying Pressure Just Doubled — Is SOL About to Explode Past $100? appeared first on Cryptonews.

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