SOL is soaking up fresh liquidity amid a market-wide reversal, outperforming Bitcoin in a testament to bullish Solana price predictions.
As sentiment turns, capital is flowing selectively into top altcoins rather than the leading cryptocurrency, with Solana at the center of that rotation.
The first week of the year has pushed SOL up 10%, while Bitcoin lags at 6%, outperformance that could define investor positioning for the months ahead.
A trend that continues from 2025, with Solana leading the top altcoin cohort with a 1000% increase in inflows from the year prior, while Bitcoin lapsed 35%.
Solana outperforms in year-over-year inflows. Source: Coinshares.Although Bitcoin dominance rose during the long 2025 consolidation, investor appetite for altcoins never disappeared.
With sentiment now shifting, conditions are forming for a potential altcoin season, and Solana is positioning itself as the frontrunner.
Solana Price Analysis: Can SOL Overtake BTC?
The 2025 consolidation materialized as a descending triangle structure, which could now be on the breakout path as sentiment drives fresh inflows.
Momentum indicators reflect the shift.
SOL / USD 1-day chart, year-long descending channel. Source: TradingView.The RSI has made a decisive cross above the 50 neutral line, at levels unseen since September at 57, before geopolitical uncertainty plunged the market into extreme fear conditions.
The MACD reads much the same with a wide lead above the signal line, suggesting bulls are back in control of the prevailing trend.
This bullish backdrop affirms the lower boundary of the triangle as a launchpad yet again, and with it, a breakout push may be underway.
The key breakout threshold is strong December resistance at $210. If flipped back into support, it could act as a firmer and higher footing for a confirmed 265% breakout push to $500.
And as the bull market matures and bullish sentiment grows, fundamental catalysts like the Alpenglow upgrade could push a bigger 625% move to $1000.
Still, while it is credible that Solana could go on to outperform Bitcoin again this year, flipping it in market cap is a distant goal.
Bitcoin Hyper: Bitcoin Could Still Beat Out Solana
Those who chose Solana as an alternative to the leading cryptocurrency may need to reconsider, as the Bitcoin ecosystem finally tackles its biggest limitation: scalability.
Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) is bridging Bitcoin’s security with Solana tech, creating a new Layer-2 network that unlocks scalable, efficient use cases Bitcoin couldn’t support on its own.
Whatever Solana does, Bitcoin will soon be able to do too.
The project has already raised over $30 million in presale, and post-launch, even a small fraction of Bitcoin’s massive trading volume could send its valuation significantly higher.
Bitcoin Hyper is fixing the slow transactions, high fees, and limited programmability that have long capped Bitcoin’s potential – just as the market turns bullish.
Investors appear to be shifting capital toward select altcoins and high-conviction opportunities, while remaining cautious with Bitcoin.
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