Solana price falls below 80 USD as liquidations deepen sell-off
Published on 11/13/2026 at 07:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSSolana tests the next support zone
- SOL fell below 80 USD on November 13 as a broad crypto-market sell-off and leveraged liquidations intensified pressure.
- At approximately 5:50 a.m. Central European Time, SOL traded at 78.29 USD, according to CoinGecko data cited by CryptoTicker.
- Solana's network continues to advance, with the Alpenglow upgrade targeting approximately 150-millisecond finality and October real-world-asset value reaching 5 billion USD.
Solana price came under renewed pressure on November 13 as SOL fell below the 80 USD mark during a broader crypto-market sell-off. At approximately 5:50 a.m. Central European Time, one SOL traded at 78.29 USD, according to CoinGecko data cited by CryptoTicker. The source reported a 5.7 percent decline over the preceding 24 hours and described the level as the lowest since mid-August.
Leverage amplifies the market sell-off
The immediate pressure came from the wider market rather than a newly reported Solana network incident. Bitcoin fell below 70,000 USD, while leveraged positions across crypto markets were closed as prices declined. CryptoTicker, citing TokenPost, reported that SOL long positions worth 10.27 million USD were forcibly liquidated on Binance, Bybit and OKX in the hour ending at 4:26 a.m. Central European Time. During that hour, SOL fell from 80.80 USD to 79.06 USD.
This distinction matters for investors: forced selling can accelerate a move without necessarily changing the underlying network's technical roadmap. It also makes short-term price levels less reliable as indicators of fundamental adoption.
Support and resistance levels
CryptoTicker identified the area between 74.50 USD and 77 USD as the next historical support zone, based on daily closes during August. The 200-day moving average stood at 88.94 USD, while the 50-day average was 104.64 USD. A recovery above 80 USD would first reverse the latest breakdown; a sustained move above the 200-day line would provide a stronger technical signal that the downtrend had eased. These levels are market reference points, not forecasts.
Network progress meets cautious demand
Solana's technology and ecosystem continue to develop despite the price weakness. In its October ecosystem roundup, the Solana Foundation said the Alpenglow upgrade went live on mainnet on October 21, targeting approximately 150-millisecond finality. The foundation also reported record real-world-asset value of 5 billion USD and 60 billion USD in October decentralized-exchange volume.
Those developments offer a longer-term adoption narrative, but the recent market action shows that network progress does not automatically translate into token demand. For now, investors are balancing Solana's expanding infrastructure against weak broader risk appetite, derivatives liquidations and the need for SOL to reclaim lost price levels. Further context is available on the Solana topic page.
