Solana (SOL) Price Prediction: SOL Token Jumps 40% This Month, Eyes $500 Target

Solana price is on track to have its second-best month on record, helped by the ongoing cryptocurrency rally and its robust ecosystem.

Solana price soared this month as the ecosystem boomed and its decentralized exchange (DEX) network saw huge activity. The SOL token price rose by more than 40% in February and is now trading close to its all-time high. It is up by more than 3,000% from its lowest point in 2023.

Solana price booms as ecosystem booms

Solana ecosystem is booming, helped by its vibrant meme coin network. Data showed that Solana meme coins had a combined market cap of over $20.7 billion. Among them, Bonk remained the biggest and was followed by Dogwifhat, Popcat, Peanut the Squirrel, and Cat in a dogs world.

Tens of new Solana meme coins are being launched into the market every day. Among them, the breakout star of this week was Just a Chill Guy (CHILLGUY), which had a market cap of over $593 million. Its 24-hour volume was more than $400 million.

Solana DEX activity soared this month, making it the biggest player in the DEX industry. Tokens worth over $123 billion were transacted through Solana’s DEX networks, almost double what Ethereum handled in the same period.

The number of active Solana addresses in the past 24 hours was over 6.5 million, the highest on record. Its fees collected in the same period were $7.29 million, bringing the total fees collected this year to over $606 million.

Typically, this fee is allocated to validators that help to secure the network. Data showed that Solana’s staking reward had risen to 6.43%, higher than Ethereum’s 3.4%. The total staking market cap was $96 billion, equivalent to 65% of the total amount.

Solana price prediction

The weekly chart shows that the SOL token price enjoyed a bullish rally over the past few weeks, which saw it rise above a key resistance level at $210, the highest since March 18. This was also the upper side of a smaller cup and handle pattern that formed between March and November.

Solana price has now retested its all-time high of $260, the upper side of the larger cup and handle pattern. As such, measuring the distance of the cup shows that it was around 100%. This means that the coin could have another leg of 100% that will see it rise to $500 in the coming months.

The coin is showing bullish price action on the weekly chart, with the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the MACD indicators pointing upwards. The Market Value to Relative Value (MVRV) indicator is also showing a strong bullish trend as it continues to move lower and is currently below 3, indicating that the bullish rally is set to continue.