Here is the analysis and forecast for the cryptocurrency Solana (SOL) for today, July 17, 2025:

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🔍 Short-term forecasts (next 24 hours)

According to CoinLore, today SOL may oscillate in the range of $169.75–$177.41, and the forecast for tomorrow is about $174.66.

Binance predicts a rise of ~5%, which means a target price of around $171.92 by the end of the week.

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📈 Technical Analysis

TradingView and Investing.com rate today's signals as Strong Buy in both the short and medium term.

Oscillators: RSI, MACD, and other indicators show a bullish advantage.

Short-term trend: bullish moving average setups (MA5, MA10, MA20, MA50, MA100, MA200), all in 'buy' signal.

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📊 Investor Forecasts

Traders Union: a possible rise to $184.47 (+6.4%) over the week, and to $176.87 (+2%) over the month.

CoinCodex predicts a rise of about 5% to $175.38 by August 14, 2025.

Changelly estimates an average price of $168.02 in July, with a range of $165.95–$170.09.

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🛑 Support and Resistance Levels

Support: around $170 (lower range CoinLore).

Short-term resistance: $176–$177 (upper limit).

Longer term: key macro levels confirmed by Changelly ($160) and AltIndex ($102 for former support).

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📰 Market Context

After Bitcoin's rise to a new record, altcoins like SOL increased by about 7% over the week – Solana maintains stability due to growing TVL and institutional interest, including staking ETFs.

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✅ Summary for Today

Point Value

Daily Range $169.8–$177.4

Sentiment Technically strong bull – Strong Buy according to several indicators

Growth Potential Moore to $175–$180, even $184 in the weekly perspective

Risk Correction towards support ($170), if volume decreases

Recommendations:

1. Watch the level $176–$177 – a breakout above increases the chance of a move to $180+.

2. Set a stop-loss just below $169 to minimize risk after a sharp drop.

3. For longer positions: a favorable price is ~$170–$174, with growth potential to $180–$185.