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SOL Breaks the 123–126 Floor: Relief Bounce Likely, But Downtrend Still in Control (24h Short Setup)

Market snapshot (SOL)

Current price: $118.61
Last completed daily candle (2026-01-25): O 127.05 / H 127.20 / L 117.68 / C 118.61
Daily move: ~-6.6% (127.05 → 118.61) with a large expansion in volume vs prior day.
Intraday structure (hourly): A long grind around 126–127 for most of the day, then a sharp liquidation sequence (16:00–20:00) down through 125 → 122 → 117.7, followed by a weak bounce to ~118.6.

1) Trend & market structure (Dow Theory / swing analysis)

Higher timeframe (daily)

Since early Jan, SOL printed a local high near 148.2 (Jan 14) and then rolled over:
- 146.75 → 142.33 → 143.73 → 137.99 → 133.34 → 125.71 → 129.38 → 128.29 → 127.05 → 118.61.
This is a clean sequence of lower highs and lower lows.
Key breakdown: the market has now lost the late-Dec/early-Jan trading shelf around 123–126, which had repeatedly acted as a pivot.

Implication: Daily structure is decisively bearish until price reclaims and holds above the broken pivot (roughly 123–126).

Lower timeframe (hourly)

A tight consolidation near 126.0–127.0 (low volatility) preceded a high-impulse breakdown (high volatility). This often marks a regime shift from range to trend.
After the breakdown, bounces have been shallow (117.76 → 118.65 area), suggesting weak dip-buying and/or overhead supply.

Implication: Near-term rallies are likely to be sold into prior support turned resistance.

2) Support/Resistance mapping (horizontal levels)

Immediate supports

117.7–118.0: today’s capitulation low zone (intraday/daily).
~115.0 (next psychological / gap zone): not in the provided candles directly, but natural magnet below 118 if 117.7 fails.

Overhead resistances (sell zones)

120.9–122.6: area of the first bounce base and prior hourly consolidation during the selloff.
123.0–126.0: major prior daily pivot shelf (Dec 18–Jan 24 behavior). This is now likely heavy supply.
127.0: breakdown origin; likely requires strong demand to reclaim.

Implication: Best risk/reward for shorting is typically on a retest of resistance (rather than selling after the dump). The first meaningful retest area is 121–122.5.

3) Candlestick / price action signals

The latest daily candle is effectively a bearish expansion candle with a large real body and strong volume (distribution).
There is a long lower wick (L 117.68, C 118.61) which can hint at demand; however, context matters:
- In a fresh downtrend + major support break, long lower wicks often become “pause wicks” before continuation, unless followed by bullish confirmation (not present yet).

Implication: Without confirmation reclaiming 123–126, the wick is more consistent with temporary absorption rather than a reversal.

4) Momentum (RSI-style inference) & mean reversion risk

The one-day drop of ~6–7% after a multi-day slide implies momentum has accelerated and short-term oscillators are likely near oversold.
Oversold conditions increase the probability of a dead-cat bounce (mean reversion) into resistance.

Implication: Next 24h expectation is often bounce first → selloff later, with resistance capping the rebound.

5) Volatility & range projection (ATR-style reasoning)

Today’s daily range: 127.20 – 117.68 = 9.52 (~8% of price). That’s a volatility spike.
After volatility spikes, the next session often retains elevated ranges, but with direction following the dominant trend (down) unless a clear reversal pattern forms.

24h range expectation (practical): still wide; a swing between ~116–123 is plausible.

6) Volume & distribution read

Daily volume on the dump day is very high relative to recent days (clear distribution / liquidation).
Hourly volume exploded during the breakdown leg (16:00–20:00), which is typical of stops triggering and forced selling.

Two scenarios from high-volume dumps:

Capitulation low (trend reversal) — requires swift reclaim of broken support (123–126) and follow-through.
Breakdown continuation — bounce is sold below resistance, then price makes new lows.

Given the close is still far below the broken shelf and the bounce is weak, scenario (2) is higher probability.

7) Pattern logic (range break / support flip)

The market spent multiple days rotating around 125–129 and previously around 123–126. Breaking that floor typically creates a support→resistance flip.
If SOL retests 121–122.5 and fails (stall / rejection), that is a common continuation trigger.

Next 24 hours: directional call

Bias: Bearish-to-neutral with a likely intraday bounce.

Base case (higher probability): Relief bounce toward 121–123, then sellers defend; price drifts back to 118 and potentially probes 116–117.
Bull invalidation (would negate short bias): A sustained reclaim and hold above ~123–126 (especially if price gets back above ~126.5). That would signal the breakdown is being absorbed and could extend to 127–129.

Trading plan (decision + optimal entry)

Decision: Sell (Short Position)

Rationale: dominant daily downtrend, major support breakdown, high-volume distribution, and overhead supply likely to cap rebounds.

Optimal open (entry)

Prefer selling the bounce into resistance rather than selling at 118 after the dump.
Open Price (short): $122.20 (inside the 120.9–122.6 retest zone; balances fill probability and proximity to resistance).

Take profit (close)

First logical liquidity target is a revisit of the breakdown low zone.
Close Price (take profit): $116.80 (below 117.68 low to capture a likely stop-run/new-low probe, but not so deep that it becomes unrealistic for 24h).

(If price never retraces to ~122.2 within 24h, the higher-quality short may not trigger; chasing at market after a volatility dump is typically lower expectancy.)