Solana Forms Double-Top Pattern, What’s Next for the Market

• Solana faces strong resistance at a key level, forming a double-top pattern, signaling short-term bearish tendencies before potential bullish momentum.
• Coinbase Derivatives filed for Solana futures, potentially increasing institutional exposure and influencing market trends in the coming months.

Solana (SOL) has recently sparked the interest of TradingView analyst Alan Santana, who noticed a double-top pattern in the cryptocurrency. Many times, this pattern is taken as a hint of a large market movement. But is this a sign of a short-term correction or is there something bigger going on?

Strong Selling Pressure Pushes Solana Back

According to Santana, Solana first peaked in November 2024, then hit another high on January 19, 2025. But each time it reached that resistance level, the price quickly bounced back. SOL has indeed attempted to surpass this level five times before, and each time it was rejected.

Source: Alan Santana on TradingView

On January 19, the largest rejection took place accompanied by very large selling volume. This implies that instead of keeping their investments, many investors decided to sell in that area. On the other hand, when selling rules, the price usually corrects even more.

At press time, SOL has corrected 1.66% in the past 24 hours and is down 8.24% in the past 7 days, with its price swapping hands at about $231.32.

Double-Top Pattern Impact: Correction or Opportunity?

The double-top pattern first looks to be a bearish short-term signal. Does it follow, though, that Solana’s bull run is over? Not really.

As Santana says, a bearish price action is not always negative news. Actually, this adjustment might represent a market “clean-up.” When prices fall in the crypto space, it usually results in the elimination of too speculative or overleveraged investors. In other words, weaker hands will exit, making room for more experienced traders with stronger strategies.

“When the market hits strong resistance, prices often pull back first to regain strength,” Santana noted on TradingView. This pattern is common in crypto cycles, known for their wild swings.

Institutional Interest and the Impact of Futures Contracts

Apart from technical considerations, Solana’s movements in the next months could be influenced by other aspects as well. As we previously reported, to introduce futures contracts for Solana and Hedera, Coinbase Derivatives just applied to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Under Caroline Pham’s direction, this file is the first one filed by CFTC. Futures in the crypto sphere sometimes inspire more institutional investor involvement, which can affect price and volatility.

Not only that, you know… Solana has the possibility to be more well-known given growing interest in derivative products like this. Should CFTC approval materialize in the next few months, the SOL market environment may undergo a complete transformation.