Solana: A Short Squeeze Brewing? 🤔

The crypto winds, they blow most capriciously, don’t they? One day, everything is green, like a freshly mown lawn, the next…well, let’s just say the market resembles a wilted daisy. As I write this, Solana, that sixth-largest cryptocurrency, has taken a rather dramatic tumble. Down 6% in the last 24 hours, my dears. It’s as if a flock of startled pigeons had taken flight from its digital nest.

Solana Price Chart

A crypto analyst, Ali, who fancies himself a bit of a fortune teller with charts and figures, has noted a rather curious development. The number of wallets holding more than 100 Solana has shrunk, like a sad little balloon losing air. And where did all those stablecoins, those USDT and USDC, go? Out of the Solana ecosystem, sir, out like a thief in the night! Ethereum, on the other hand, is basking in their glow, its stablecoin supply swollen like a pufferfish.

$SOL, $HBAR, and $ENA are currently among the most oversold assets based on funding rates!
— Ali (@ali_charts) February 17, 2025

And speaking of oversold, Solana is feeling a bit under the weather, shall we say? It’s lost almost 10% in the past week, and its performance against Ethereum, well, let’s just say it’s not exactly setting the world on fire.

But, dear reader, there is a glimmer of hope in this otherwise gloomy tale. Solana, having dipped below that crucial SMA 200 mark, has clawed its way back above it. Open interest is rising, suggesting a renewed interest in this fallen angel. And funding rates? Well, they are decidedly negative, a sign that the bears are getting a bit too enthusiastic with their short positions.

Could this be the catalyst for a short squeeze? A sudden surge in price as those short sellers are forced to buy back their positions to cover their losses?

It’s certainly possible, my friends. And who knows, perhaps Solana will rise from the ashes, phoenix-like, to reclaim its former glory. 😜

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2025-02-17 18:41