Here are the main developments of $SOL today (August 21, 2025):
Current price levels:
The price ranges from approximately $180 to $187, depending on different platforms:
Binance-Peg $SOL : around $180.49.
CoinMarketCap: $182.05.
CoinGecko: $187.21, representing an increase of 4.7% over 24 hours but a decline of ~6.6% over the week.
Blockworks: $184.01 with a slight daily increase of ~1.65%.
Price movements and techniques:
Potential bullish trend: Technical analysis from Cointelegraph indicates the formation of a bull flag pattern, which could push the price to $260 if resistance at $190 is breached.
Bearish warnings: BeInCrypto warns of a double top pattern around $206–$209, and if support at $183 breaks, the price could fall to $161.
Outlook India and Cointelegraph noted that the price previously broke $200 but has since retreated, indicating clear volatility between resistance and support.
Large transactions:
A "whale" purchase of $11.23 million worth of $SOL (approximately 60,000 coins), leading to a temporary bounce from $175 to $190 before retreating to $187.
General context of the scene:
Some consider SOL to be the "most optimistic" in the market currently from a technical standpoint, but it faces real resistance at $184 and $205–$210 to stay on a positive trajectory.
Barons news reported that SOL is one of the few cryptocurrencies that gained today—up 2.6%—while Bitcoin declined; this reflects some optimism in the sideways market.