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SOL’s Post-Capitulation Base: Bull-Flag Retest Setup With Upside Toward the $88 Supply Zone

Multi-technique technical read (SOL, current ~$84.60)

1) Higher-timeframe structure (Daily candles)

Macro trend (Nov → Feb): Strong downtrend. SOL fell from the ~140–147 zone (Nov–mid Jan highs) into a capitulation leg that bottomed near $68.7 (Feb 6 low).
Capitulation + rebound:
- Feb 5: large dump to $77.77 low area and close near $78.19 on very high volume.
- Feb 6: extreme intraday range (low ~$68.69, close ~$87.46) with the largest volume in the sample → classic capitulation / short-covering / panic-to-relief day.
Post-capitulation consolidation: Feb 7–12 drifted down from the high-80s to ~$78.35 close (Feb 12), suggesting the market initially sold the bounce.
Today (Feb 13 daily so far): Open ~78.33, high ~85.46, close/current ~84.60 → a strong bullish reversal day reclaiming the mid-80s.

Implication: Daily context is still bear-market / lower-high structure, but the last ~8 days show a base attempt after capitulation.

2) Key levels (Support/Resistance mapping)

Supports

$84.30–$84.60: current pivot/acceptance area on the hourly close cluster.
$82.90–$83.10: prior hourly swing area (Feb 10 close ~82.92) = first meaningful intraday support.
$78.30–$79.30: recent multi-day floor (Feb 11–13 pre-breakout). If price loses this, the bounce thesis weakens.
$68.70–$70.00: capitulation low (major structural support).

Resistances

$85.45–$85.50: today’s high (immediate resistance).
$87.0–$88.7: post-capitulation distribution zone (Feb 6–9). This is the next heavy supply band.
$92.0–$97.5: breakdown region from early Feb; unlikely in 24h unless broad market risk-on accelerates.

Implication: Near-term upside is likely capped first at ~$85.5, then ~$87–$88.7.

3) Trend & momentum (Hourly sequence)

From ~14:00–18:00 today hourly candles show a momentum expansion:
- 14:00 close ~81.26
- 15:00 close ~83.05
- 16:00 close ~84.37
- 18:00 close ~85.39 (peak impulse)
After the impulse, 19:00–21:00 shows pullback/flagging to ~84.60.

This is a common pattern: impulse → consolidation (bull flag). If buyers defend 84.0–84.3, probability favors another attempt to retest 85.5 and potentially push into 86–87.

4) Volatility / range logic (ATR-style reasoning)

Recent daily ranges are large (capitulation days), but the last few days are tighter. Today’s realized range is again wide (~77.75 to ~85.46 on the daily print shown), meaning volatility remains elevated.
In high volatility conditions, breakouts often retest. The most “optimal” long entry is usually not the market price after the impulse, but a pullback to reclaimed structure.

5) Volume / participation

Daily volume spiked massively on Feb 5–6 (capitulation signature), then normalized.
On the hourly, the breakout leg (15:00 hour) has very large volume, consistent with a real move rather than a thin drift.

Implication: The move has credible participation; dips may be bought, but supply overhead remains from the prior breakdown.

6) Pattern recognition (price action)

Daily: Potential selling climax → automatic rally → secondary test sequence (Wyckoff-like). Feb 12–13 resembles the “secondary test / spring attempt” around the high-70s that then pops.
Hourly: Bull flag / ascending consolidation under resistance (85.5). A clean break requires acceptance above 85.5; otherwise, the market may mean-revert toward 83s.

7) Scenario forecast (next 24 hours)

Base case (higher probability): Mild bullish continuation with a retest of highs.

Expect choppy consolidation between ~83.8 and ~85.5, then another test of 85.5.
If 85.5 breaks and holds, continuation toward 86.8–88.0 becomes likely.

Bear case: Failed breakout / bull trap.

If price loses ~83.8, the move likely unwinds to 82.9, possibly 80.3–79.8 (former intraday base). This would still be a “pullback” unless 78.3 breaks.

Net directional bias (24h): Slightly bullish, but expect mean-reversion dips given overhead resistance and recent downtrend.

Trading Plan Decision

Given:

confirmed intraday reversal from the high-70s,
consolidation above key pivot ~84,
nearest resistance at 85.5 with room to 87–88.7,

I prefer a tactical LONG (Buy), but entered on a pullback (better R/R) rather than chasing.

Optimal Open (entry)

Buy limit: $83.90 (pullback into the pivot/support band while keeping structure intact).
- Rationale: buys the retest of the breakout area; avoids paying into resistance at 85.5.

Target (take profit)

Close / Take Profit: $87.80
- Rationale: sits inside the next supply zone 87–88.7, where sellers previously absorbed price post-capitulation.

(Risk note for execution: an invalidation level for this long idea is typically below the reclaimed base, e.g., below ~82.9 or more conservatively below ~78.3; you didn’t request a stop price, so I’m not outputting one.)