FX
Solana (USD)
The Solana (SOL) price in US dollars from global exchanges. As a flagship high-throughput blockchain token it is more volatile than Bitcoin, so its swings show how aggressively risk appetite is extending into the crypto market.
At a glance
Solana (USD): latest value and prior change
As of 2026-09-08, Solana (USD) is 102.9 USD. It is 0.96 USD lower than 103.9 USD on 2026-09-07.
Across 208 available observations from 2026-02-13 to 2026-09-08, the latest value is at the tie-adjusted 96th percentile.
- Observed on
- Default comparison window
- 2026-02-13–2026-09-08
- Observations · observed cadence
- 208 · Daily
- Data source
- Yahoo Finance
A high or low percentile does not by itself make the indicator positive, negative, or a buy or sell signal.
Time-series chart
Solana (USD)
2026-02-13–2026-09-08
Long-history series are stored as real provider observations. Index, FX, VIX, and ratio charts use historical backfill where providers expose it; Korean investor flow and margin-credit feeds expand as stable historical endpoints become available.
Recent observations and calculated changes
The ten latest chart observations. Change subtracts the previous observation; intervals vary with holidays, release schedules and missing data. A difference in rates or ratios is not an investment return.
| Observed | Value | Previous date | Difference (current − previous) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | 102.9 USD | 2026-09-07 | -0.96 USD |
| 2026-09-07 | 103.9 USD | 2026-09-06 | -2.58 USD |
| 2026-09-06 | 106.4 USD | 2026-09-05 | 3.26 USD |
| 2026-09-05 | 103.2 USD | 2026-09-04 | 1.24 USD |
| 2026-09-04 | 101.9 USD | 2026-09-03 | -2.03 USD |
| 2026-09-03 | 104.0 USD | 2026-09-02 | 3.59 USD |
| 2026-09-02 | 100.4 USD | 2026-09-01 | 0.40 USD |
| 2026-09-01 | 99.99 USD | 2026-08-31 | -3.01 USD |
| 2026-08-31 | 103.0 USD | 2026-08-30 | 1.12 USD |
| 2026-08-30 | 101.9 USD | 2026-08-29 | -3.78 USD |
Source: Yahoo Finance
Interpretation guide
Solana in dollars: crypto risk appetite's high-beta gauge
Solana (SOL) is the flagship token of a high-throughput blockchain. Among large-cap altcoins it is one of the most volatile, so if Bitcoin sets the crypto market's direction, Solana shows how aggressively money is extending in that direction — a high-beta gauge of crypto risk appetite.
What it means
The SOL price blends usage of the chain itself — DeFi, NFTs, memecoin issuance — with the broader crypto liquidity backdrop. Phases where it outperforms Bitcoin usually mark risk appetite spreading beyond majors into altcoins.
- SOL/BTC relative strength reads as risk appetite widening inside crypto.
- Rallies backed by rising network activity last longer than purely speculative ones.
- In sell-offs its high beta cuts deeper than Bitcoin — plan for that asymmetry.
Cross-check rules
Read Solana with Bitcoin, Ethereum, US real yields, and the Nasdaq rather than alone. Crypto is a global liquidity asset, so when the dollar and rate environment turn, its direction usually turns with them.
- Solana strength while Bitcoin stalls often marks an altcoin rotation phase.
- Rising real yields plus a strong dollar break high-beta altcoins first.
- Strength alongside Nasdaq growth stocks reads as a shared liquidity rally.
Limits
Solana carries idiosyncratic risks — past network outages, regulatory questions — so use the price as a market-temperature filter rather than a directional trading signal.
- In sharp rallies, account for derivative-leverage liquidations amplifying moves.
- Do not extrapolate ecosystem-specific sell-offs into a whole-market signal.
- The gauge is for reading sentiment, not for long-term holding decisions.