Solana (SOL) has been one of the leading cryptocurrencies throughout this bull run, seeing a 66.8% jump in the last three months to its latest all-time high (ATH) and flipping other rivals. Despite its remarkable rally, SOL has recently lost the spotlight to Altcoins like XRP, risking a major correction in the coming days.

Solana has outperformed most of the market during this cycle, leaping over 231% in the last year. The ecosystem has been the talk of the town, with Solana-based memecoins leading the market’s narrative and SOL’s DeFi activity outpacing Ethereum’s.

Less than a month ago, the cryptocurrency’s bullish rally saw the altcoin surpass Binance Coin (BNB) as the fourth-largest token by market capitalization. SOL saw its price rise near the $200 zone, propelling its market capitalization to $88 billion on November 6.

Since then, its market cap has surged nearly 20% to $105 billion, but SOL’s momentum has begun to slow down as other cryptocurrencies pick up steam. On Sunday, XRP flipped Solana and Tether (USDT) to become the third-largest crypto by market cap, sending SOL to the fifth position.

XRP’s milestone made some investors and market watchers worry about SOL’s future performance since the cryptocurrency has experienced a 14% retrace from its latest ATH of $263 nine, recorded nine days ago.

Crypto analyst Income Sharks noted that Solana displays a bearish structure on its lower timeframe chart. According to the post, the altcoin has been forming a Head and Shoulders (H&S) pattern in the past month after a three-week diagonal trendline break, suggesting a trend reversal for Solana.

On Sunday night, SOL dropped below the $230 mark, hitting its lowest price since November 15 and breaking below the pattern’s neckline. This could potentially send Solana to retrace around 10% and test its previous support zone between the $200-$210 range.

Similarly, crypto analyst CRG noted that a retest of these levels would be possible before bouncing to new highs.

Despite the recent retrace, several crypto watchers consider SOL’s rally is far from over, highlighting the token’s strength throughout the cycle and its achievements. Crypto Jelle pointed out that Solana still targets the $400-$600 in its price discovery mode after it broke out of an 8-month bullish pennant in November and “locked in a monthly breakout too.”

Likewise, Rekt Capital noted that the cryptocurrency recorded a historic close this November, as it saw its “Highest candle-bodied Monthly Close of all-time.” Other analysts also concurred, hinting that investors should remain optimistic about the $400 target as momentum remains strong.

Moreover, Solana displays a multi-year Cup & Handle pattern, which has a potential 100% rally to the $400 target after last month’s breakout from the handle’s trendline. SOL records a 5.3% and 7.2% decline in the daily and weekly timeframes but shows a 36.3% surge in the last month.

As of this writing, Solana is trading at $224, with a 97% increase in its daily trading volume.

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