2 reasons why Solana traders should watch out for the SOL/BTC trading pair!

• Analysts forecast a potential downturn for Solana, as the SOL/BTC pair continues to lag behind ETH/BTC

• If this anticipated drop materializes, it could echo across other SOL pairings #SolanaUSTD

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SOL/USD has recently faced challenges similar to other cryptocurrency pairs amid the broader market’s instability, dropping by 4.52% in the last 24 hours.In fact, at the time of writing, it was trading at $147.09, despite hitting a peak of $162 when the week began. 

Additionally, the SOL/BTC pair registered a decline from the week’s opening high of $0.0025359 to $0.0024544. This trend suggests vulnerability across various SOL pairs, which could suffer additional losses if analysts’ predictions prove accurate.

Bearish outlook for SOL? #Solana_Blockchain

Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen recently highlighted in a tweet that SOL/BTC is mirroring the movements of ETH/BTC, raising concerns about the implications of this trend.

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Cowen’s analysis was based on a shared chart that noted historical similarities for both pairs. ETH/BTC, after its peak in 2017, plummeted by 90%, only to surge by 500%. It is presently in another downward phase.

Similarly, SOL/BTC replicated this trajectory, suffering a 90% drop after achieving a new all-time high in 2021, followed by a 500% hike. If this historical pattern persists, SOL/BTC may face a major downturn which ETH/BTC is trading within by year’s end.

However, despite this gloomy outlook, Cowen is optimistic about the pair’s long-term recovery after this corrective phase. 

According to him,

“[SOL will] bounce into 2025, before dropping again in 2026.”

AMBCrypto confirmed that such a correction would affect not only SOL/BTC, but also other SOL pairs like SOL/USDT and SOL/USD. These are more widely traded and thus, more vulnerable to similar declines.