Solana’s (SOL) daily price increased by 16.5% on April 23. This added $11.3 billion in market capitalization. Data from the On-Chain shows that Solana validators have begun to take early profits.
Could the sell-wall looming ahead derail this rally or is Solana on the cusp of a parabolic breakout?
Solana Price Market Capital Increases by $11.3 Billion in 24 Hours
Solana was the most successful mega-cap in Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Solana’s explosive performance was due to investors who ignored the volatility of BTC and ETH price movements in order to take bullish positions on the altcoin market.
As of the date of this article, Solana was exchanging $156, and its market capitalization is $68.5 billion. This represents a 36.57% increase since April 12, when the local low point had been recorded.
![Crypto Basic Solana (SOL) Price Action April 23 2024 | Source: TradingView](https://fxempire-media.s3.amazonaws.com/fxempire-wordpress/uploads/2024/04/SOLUSD_2024-04-23_22-46-12.png)
After SOL’s market capital increased by $11.3 billion during its latest 16.5% rally, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 a strange pattern emerged in the staking patterns of Solana node validaters that may have put a halt to the price rise.
Node Validators Unstake $5 Million SOL As Price Recovery Begin
As with all Proof of Stake projects, the Solana network is protected by decentralized node validators that stake SOL in exchange for rewards incentives.
Solana’s network stake balances have been falling rapidly as prices begin to rise from their 40-day lows of $116, which were recorded on the 13th April.
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![Image 2024-04-24 at 9:0331 AM. The Crypto Basic Solana Price vs. SOL Staking Balances | Source: StakingRewards.com](https://thecryptobasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-24-at-90331-AM.png)
The node validators had a total stake contract value of 378,4 millions SOL when the Solana dip peaked around the 15th April. As prices rose, staking contracts decreased, suggesting some investors were looking to take advantage of the surge in price to make early profits.
The total stake dropped from 374.4 to 374.4 millions SOL at the time of the publication, on 24 April. This means that 5 million SOL has been removed from the stake in the past 10 days.
If node validators start to remove their stakes during an upward trend in price, this could indicate that a correction is imminent for several reasons.
First, at the current Solana price of $156 per coin these newly unstaked coins have a value of approximately $780,000,000. The exchanges are diluted by the large number of coins that have been released in a very short time.
In the coming days, if demand does not increase in a similar manner, the price of Solana could undergo an initial phase correction before it reaches its next big breakout towards $200.
Solana (SOL) Price Forecast: Pullback toward $150?
Based on the fact that Solana validators have withdrawn $780,000,000 SOL over the past 10 days, SOL’s price is expected to drop in a short time towards $150.
Bulls must close the trading day at a level above $160 to maintain the momentum. Bollinger bands, a technical indicator, suggest that this may be difficult to achieve given the $157 price point of the 20-day SMA.
![SOLUSD 2024 04 24, 09 18, 56 - Crypto Basic Solana (SOL) Price Forecast | April 2024 | Source: TradingView](https://thecryptobasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SOLUSD_2024-04-24_09-18-56.png)
A large scale sell-off could cause the Solana to reverse direction towards $150 in days.
If the bulls are able to break through that wall of resistance and establish a stable support above $160 then another surge towards $200 is possible.
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