Solana analyst sets $150 target as network hits new transaction record

Price action and market trends

On September 1, SOL fell 1.76% in 24 hours, trading at $101.30. This pullback did little to offset its overall performance for the previous month, during which Solana surged 40%. Over the past week, the token recorded an additional 5% gain.

Broader cryptocurrency markets posted mild losses, with total market capitalization slipping 0.65% to $2.62 trillion. Bitcoin continued trading below $78,000, Ethereum hovered near $2,430, and XRP sustained its price at approximately $1.36.

Investor attitudes reflected this cooling trend, as the Fear and Greed Index edged down from 80 to 74 after the market’s 21% monthly advance. Some market watchers interpreted this as a slight pullback in optimism rather than a shift to bearish sentiment.

Analyst forecasts and technical outlook

Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez urged traders to move away from a negative stance on Solana, highlighting emerging bullish signals in the token’s technical structure. Martinez pointed to recent trends as an early indication of a potential price breakout, suggesting a new target of $150 could be attainable in September if current momentum holds.

Ali Martinez told investors to “stop being bearish on Solana $SOL,” emphasizing that the technical setup is shifting toward a bullish direction and suggesting it was time for traders “to lock in before the next major move.”

Martinez and other analysts cited the need for SOL to secure support at $100 and then overcome resistance at $110 and $120. A successful breach above $120 would likely open the way to test $130 before aiming for the $150 goal. However, losing the $100 support could see price unwind toward the $95 region.

Technical indicators offered mixed messages: the Relative Strength Index stood at 40.56, suggesting it was above oversold territory, while the MACD remained slightly negative, hinting at potential sideways price action in the near term.

Solana-focused ETFs see rising demand

Solana-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw significant inflows in August. On August 31, net capital entering these funds reached $925,000 in a single day, all channeled into Fidelity’s FSOL product. Assets under management for Solana ETFs collectively grew to $1.44 billion, accounting for roughly 2.4% of Solana’s total market capitalization since launch. Combined trading volume from all seven Solana ETF products reached $67.55 million.

Fidelity, which manages the FSOL ETF, is a global financial services corporation known for expanding its exposure to digital assets through ETF offerings.

Mini dictionary: Solana ETFs, exchange-traded funds holding SOL or Solana-related assets, allow investors indirect exposure to the token through traditional financial markets.

Record surge in Solana network activity

In August, Solana processed over 5.2 billion non-vote transactions, a new monthly peak and a 23% increase compared to July’s 4.24 billion. Data from Blockworks showed this represents more than double the network activity recorded 18 months ago.

Non-vote transactions capture end-user applications and genuine network use, excluding validator maintenance functions. This strong uptick is widely seen as a signal of expanding activity among both developers and users.

The total supply of stablecoins circulating on the Solana network climbed to $14.7 billion in August, nearly triple the $5 billion figure reported one year earlier.

These milestones followed Solana’s first validator governance vote, where two out of three proposals received approval. Among the outcomes was a measure that will accelerate the annual reduction rate of newly issued SOL tokens, effectively halving emissions each year.