Michaël van de Poppe expects Solana rally to 17,000 sats

Analyst Michaël van de Poppe expects Solana to rise further against Bitcoin in the coming weeks or months. Based on the SOL/BTC chart, he sees a downtrend that has been broken, a support level that has been confirmed, and a bullish divergence pointing to a recovery. Solana currently stands at $103, up 2.1% over the past 24 hours.

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In brief:

• Van de Poppe sees a breakout of the downtrend on the SOL/BTC chart
• The 11,000 sats level has flipped from resistance to support
• He expects a price target of 15,000 to 17,000 sats against Bitcoin

Downtrend broken and support level confirmed

On the three-day SOL/BTC chart, Van de Poppe sees a pattern he regards as positive. The descending trendline that had been in place since mid-2025 has been broken. At the same time, the chart shows a bullish divergence: the price made lower lows, while the momentum indicator made higher lows. That is generally seen as a harbinger of a trend reversal.

In addition, the level around 11,000 sats, which previously acted as resistance, has now flipped to support. The price has broken above the 21-day moving average and has confirmed that breakout. Van de Poppe sees this as a signal that the path upward is open.

Van de Poppe aims for 15,000 to 17,000 sats

The analyst states that such recovery rallies rarely fizzle out within a week. He expects the move to continue and Solana to rise to a level of 15,000 to 17,000 sats against Bitcoin in the coming weeks to months.

Whether that expectation materialises depends in part on broader market conditions. Fidelity previously warned that the crypto bear market is not over despite the August rally, indicating that analysts disagree on the market’s direction. In his analysis, Van de Poppe focuses specifically on Solana’s relative strength against Bitcoin, not on the dollar price.