Solana

Solana's SOL pushed back above the $93 area, a level some analysts say has flipped from a 39-day selling zone into potential support. The move put focus on upside targets around $103 and $113, while traders also watch whether price can stay in the mid-$90s after briefly touching $95 before slipping below $90. Market context includes compressed volatility between $80 and $87 and Solana spot-product flow data showing nearly $1 billion in net inflows as of March 17.

U.S. producer inflation rose faster than expected in February, with PPI up 0.7% month over month and 3.4% year over year. As markets awaited the Fed's March decision and Jerome Powell's 2:30 p.m. ET remarks, major tokens traded lower, including Bitcoin near $72,394 and Ethereum around $2,243.

Crypto analyst Bluntz says Solana (SOL) has broken out after reclaiming the $90 area and could be starting a five-wave advance. He forecasts SOL moving above $200 later this year and reaching $450 in 2027, while noting Ethereum (ETH) also turned higher after clearing $2,129. At the time of writing, ETH trades at $2,328 (down 1.2%) and SOL at $95 (down about 1% in 24 hours).

Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty responded after the U.S. SEC reclassified XRP, Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA) as nonsecurity crypto assets. In a March 18, 2026 post on X, he said Ripple "always knew" XRP was not a security and argued the shift could mean less restrictive rules. XRP was trading at $1.51, down 1.19% in 24 hours, while volume fell 41.25% to $3.07 billion.

Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $199.4 million of net inflows on March 17, extending a second consecutive strong session as BTC traded near $74,100. Ethereum-focused ETFs also drew $138.2 million, with BlackRock-led products offsetting outflows in some competing funds. Altcoin vehicles stayed smaller but improved, including $17.8 million into Solana ETFs and $4.64 million into XRP-linked products.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs extended inflows to seven straight days, adding about $1.2 billion in total as $199.4 million came in on Monday. Trading volume slipped to $2.6 billion and assets under management rose to $96.7 billion, but the streak remains far smaller than the roughly $6 billion seen across nine days in October 2025. Altcoin funds also improved, with Ether leading inflows and XRP ETFs posting their first daily gains since March 4.

On 17 March 2026, Solana drew attention as USDC transfer volume rose 300% year-over-year and median fees hovered near $0.00047. Derivatives participation also increased, with Open Interest climbing from $4.9 billion to nearly $6 billion. SOL reached as high as $96 and traded around $93 at press time, supporting a still-constructive market structure.

A recurring weekly "bottom" signal on Solana's SOL has appeared again after previously showing up ahead of a 1,604% rally in 2023 and a 142% rise in 2025. Traders are watching price holding above $93.50 and potential upside levels near $120 and $145, while derivatives data suggest the recovery is still early. Open interest has stayed below $2.3 billion since the Feb. 6 low, and futures CVD improved by $700 million from Feb. 24.

FARTCOIN outpaced other Solana memecoins in daily inflows, with whale capital of about $383K, as its price rose more than 12% over the last 24 hours. The token traded around $0.1894 after breaking a descending trendline, while Open Interest climbed by $13 million from $83 million. Bulls may target $0.225 and the $0.23 area, though sellers are still active and the broader chart structure remains bearish.

Solana (SOL) pushed higher after moving above $92 and $95, then formed a high at $97.67 before consolidating near $95. The price is holding above $92 and the 100-hour simple moving average, with $98 as the next key resistance and $100 viewed as a larger barrier. On the downside, support is highlighted around $94 and $92, with deeper levels noted at $88 and $82 if $92 fails.