{"id":9402,"date":"2026-01-09T19:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/solana-sol-picks-up-speed-raising-talk-of-a-new-upside-run\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:13:12","slug":"solana-sol-picks-up-speed-raising-talk-of-a-new-upside-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/solana-sol-picks-up-speed-raising-talk-of-a-new-upside-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Solana (SOL) Picks Up Speed, Raising Talk of a New Upside Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Solana started a fresh increase above the $136 zone. SOL price is now consolidating above $138 and might aim for more gains above the $142 zone.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SOL price started a fresh upward move above the $136 and $138 levels against the US Dollar.<\/li>\n<li>The price is now trading above $138 and the 100-hourly simple moving average.<\/li>\n<li>There was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $137 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 $142 resistance zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Solana Price Regains Traction<\/h2>\n<p>Solana price corrected gains from the $144 zone but remained stable above the $130 zone, beating Bitcoin and Ethereum. SOL formed a low near $132 and started a fresh upward move.<\/p>\n<p>The price climbed above the $135 level to enter a short-term positive zone. It surpassed the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $143 swing high to the $132 low. Besides, there was a break above a bearish trend line with resistance at $137 on the hourly chart of the SOL\/USD pair.<\/p>\n<p>Solana is now trading above $138 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. On the upside, the price is facing resistance near $140 and the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $143 swing high to the $132 low. The next major resistance is near the $142 level.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-874089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbtc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Solana_33aaab.png?resize=1024%2C488\" alt=\"Solana Price \" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The main resistance could be $145. A successful close above the $145 resistance zone could set the pace for another steady increase. The next key resistance is $150. Any more gains might send the price toward the $155 level.<\/p>\n<h2>Another Decline In SOL?<\/h2>\n<p>If SOL fails to rise above the $140 resistance, it could start another decline. Initial support on the downside is near the $138 zone. The first major support is near the $135 level.<\/p>\n<p>A break below the $135 level might send the price toward the $132 support zone. If there is a close below the $132 support, the price could decline toward the $124 support in the near term.<\/p>\n<p>Technical Indicators<\/p>\n<p>Hourly MACD \u2013 The MACD for SOL\/USD is gaining pace in the bullish zone.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly Hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) \u2013 The RSI for SOL\/USD is above the 50 level.<\/p>\n<p>Major Support Levels \u2013 $138 and $135.<\/p>\n<p>Major Resistance Levels \u2013 $140 and $142.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solana started a fresh increase above the $136 zone. SOL price is now consolidating above $138 and might aim for more gains above the $142 zone. SOL price started a fresh upward move above the $136 and $138 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $138 and the 100-hourly simple moving&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[200,82,247,248,214,176],"class_list":["post-9402","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:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}