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SOL Reversal After Liquidity Sweep: Pullback Entry Near $86 With a $89+ Follow‑Through Aim

Market context (from your data)

Current price: $87
24h structure (hourly slice 2026-05-22 21:00 → 2026-05-23 21:00): sharp selloff to ~$81.51, then a steady reclaim and a late-session impulse to $86.94 → $87.
Higher timeframe (daily): last two daily candles:
- May-22: O 87.16 / H 87.66 / L 84.04 / C 84.31 (bearish, broad range)
- May-23: O 84.30 / H 86.76 / L 81.74 / C 87.00 (bullish close at/near highs vs open; large recovery day)

Since May-11 close ~97.35, SOL has been in a downtrend / correction into mid/late May (lower highs and a push down into the mid-80s).
The May-23 daily candle is a strong reversal / reclaim day: it dipped to ~81.74 (below recent support zone), then closed at 87, erasing the prior day’s weakness. This often signals seller exhaustion and a short-term bottom attempt.

Early hours show a breakdown + flush (84 → 82 → 81.51). That flush is followed by:
- Base formation around ~81.9–82.4 for several hours.
- Higher lows and higher highs from ~82 → ~84 → ~85.
- Impulse breakout candle 20:00 with high/close around 86.94, then prints 87.
Net: intraday trend flipped up (classic “V-reversal” after capitulation).

Implication: next 24h bias leans up / consolidation-to-up, unless price loses reclaimed levels (notably mid-85s).

$86.0–86.2: prior daily closes/resolution area (May-20 close ~86.04; May-23 pushed through 86.76). Should act as first support on pullbacks.
$85.0–85.2: intraday pivot and prior hourly congestion.
$84.3: prior day close (May-22 close ~84.31). If revisited, it’s an important “line in the sand” for bulls.
$82.0–82.4: basing zone after the flush.
$81.5–81.8: swing low (liquidity sweep). If broken, reversal thesis weakens materially.

$87.5–87.8: overhead supply from recent distribution and May-21/May-22 area.
$89.1–89.3: prominent level from May-6 close (~89.15) and multiple mid-May reactions.
$90.3–90.5: near May-7 high (~90.31) and psychological 90.

Daily: May-23 resembles a bullish engulf / strong rejection of lows (long lower wick in effect, strong close). This frequently leads to follow-through the next session unless immediately faded.
Hourly: a capitulation drop + base + breakout sequence (flush → accumulation → mark-up). The breakout bar (84.87→86.94) suggests momentum buyers entered.

Pattern takeaway: short-term bullish reversal, but still within a broader daily correction from ~97.

Even without explicit RSI values, we can infer:

The plunge to ~81.5 after trading ~84 likely pushed hourly RSI into oversold, then the subsequent multi-hour climb to 87 implies an RSI regime shift back above neutral.
The daily downswing from ~97 to low/mid-80s likely depressed daily momentum; the strong reversal day often corresponds to MACD histogram contracting (bear momentum weakening).

Momentum takeaway: bear momentum likely waning; bullish momentum improving on intraday.

Recent daily ranges are large (e.g., May-23 low-to-high ~5.0 points; May-22 ~3.6 points). That implies elevated ATR.
Elevated ATR after a reversal increases odds of:
1. retest pullback (mean reversion) to breakout zones (86 / 85), then
2. continuation attempt.

Volatility takeaway: expect wide swings; prefer entries on pullbacks (limit) rather than chasing.

Hourly data shows very large activity around the dump (07:00–08:00) and the breakout impulse (20:00). That’s typical of:
- Stop/liq sweep during the flush,
- then aggressive buying on the reclaim.
This volume placement supports the thesis that weak hands were shaken out and stronger buyers defended the low 80s.

Pullback/retest into $86.2 → $85.4 (retest of reclaimed level / breakout base)
Bounce and attempt to push into $88–$89

If price holds above ~86.5 and breaks 87.7, momentum can drive a quick run toward $89.1–$90.3.

Losing $85.0 increases probability of sliding back toward $84.3, and a breakdown below $83.9–$84.0 opens a retest of $82.4 and potentially $81.7.

My 24h directional call: mild bullish (retest-and-go), with expected trading band roughly $85.4–$89.2.

Given:

Decision: Buy (Long)

Because volatility is high and price just impulsed up, the higher-quality entry is a pullback limit into support rather than chasing $87.

Open (optimal long entry): $86.10
- Rationale: aligns with reclaimed structure/support around ~86.0–86.2 (daily close reference + breakout retest zone). If filled, you’re buying a pullback into support, not strength.
Close (take-profit): $89.20
- Rationale: targets the next major resistance cluster around ~89.1–89.3 where prior supply is likely to appear.

(If price does not pull back to ~86.1, the setup becomes lower R:R; waiting is preferable.)