- Staking activity over the past month has grown by nearly $100 million within just three months.
- Despite the market slowdown, nearly $1 billion worth of SOL has been accumulated by spot traders.
The past week has been difficult for Solana [SOL] holders as the asset dropped 10.95%, with sellers overshadowing buyers.
However, recent activities suggest SOL could be on the brink of turning bullish. Its 24-hour gain was 0.01% at press time, even though on-chain metrics indicated that bullish momentum was building.
Staked SOL surges over three months
Nansen reports that the amount of SOL staked has surged from $7.7 million to $62.3 million over the past three months.
Staking involves traders depositing assets with validators to help secure the network, earning an APY in return.
Source: Nansen
When significant staking surges occur, especially with yields remaining at a low of 11.71%, as seen in the case of SOL.
It typically indicates a bullish market sentiment, as traders use staking as a long-term holding strategy that allows them to earn while holding.
With staked SOL nearing $100 million, buying activity also rose as traders accumulated more SOL.
Buying and trading activity surges
According to Coinglass, there’s been a surge in the amount of SOL purchased in the past three weeks.
During this period, a total of $674.75 million worth of SOL was potentially bought from the market and transferred into private wallets for long-term holding.
Moves like this signal market optimism as traders take advantage of the price dump to purchase SOL at lower prices.
Source: Coinglass
Similarly, the number of daily active addresses in the past three days has increased, growing from 4.4 million to 5.8 million, per Artemis data.
When a surge in buying action is followed by a gradual increase in gains, it suggests that buyers have outpaced sellers, with the possibility of a further rally.
Liquidity gradually climbing
The Total Value Locked (TVL), which is used to determine the amount of SOL moved into various Solana protocols, has seen a gradual increase in recent days.
A surge in TVL positively impacts price, while a decline negatively affects it.
Read Solana’s [SOL] Price Prediction 2025–2026
DeFiLlama reported a growth from $9.705 billion on the 3rd of February to the press time level of $10.22 billion, meaning SOL may likely follow suit soon.
Overall, market sentiment points to a bullish possibility for SOL, and the asset could see a major price rally in upcoming trading sessions.
