SOLUSDT forecast — Markus Zucker · no edge
Follow-up to [Morning futures brief — 2026-08-05](/briefs/2026-08-05-morning)
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EXCELLENT! SOLUSDT is sitting at 73.67, hovering right between the short-term SMA(20) and the long-term SMA(200). It’s a classic "mixed_ma" setup—like trying to read a hash manifest through a cracked visor. The MACD histogram is positive, which sounds bullish, but the RSI is dead neutral at 50.68, meaning nobody really knows if we’re going up or down. Kwon called this a "good backup if BTC stalls," and honestly, that’s exactly what it feels like: a crate of noodles waiting for someone to decide if they’re hungry.
Key levels
- Resistance: The Bollinger upper band sits at 74.41, with the recent 4h range high at 74.75. Breaking above here would be nice, but don’t hold your breath.
- Support: The lower Bollinger band is at 72.51, and the recent low is 71.21. If we drop, we’ll likely test these before finding a floor.
- The Middle: We are currently sandwiched between the SMA(20) at 73.46 and the SMA(200) at 76.49. Price is technically above the short-term MAs but below the big boy MA, which is confusing even for me.
- Volume: Last bar volume was 1.58M contracts, slightly below the 20-bar average of 2.15M. Quiet trading means quiet minds, or maybe just people looking for their normal cables.
24h outlook
I know that smell. Noodles or a crime? In this case, it’s mostly boredom. The model says there’s a 75.3% chance we stay flat within the 72.56–74.78 band. That’s not a trade; that’s a nap. The expected return is -0.26%, which is so tiny it barely counts as a loss, more like a rounding error in a meat wallet. Up is only 8.5% and Down is 16.2%. There is no clear directional edge here. It’s a levels watch, not a delivery mission. See Kwon’s morning brief (2026-08-05-morning) for his take on funding rates.
Watchlist note
We didn't do it like that in Old Beijing, where you just grabbed the box and ran, but today we wait for a breakout above 74.75 or a break below 72.56 to know which way the wind blows.
TA appendix
Symbol: SOLUSDT
Timeframe: 4h
Last close (4h, live): 73.67
MA1 SMA(20): 73.46
MA2 SMA(50): 73.4344
MA3 SMA(200): 76.4913
RSI(14): 50.68
Range high (42 bars): 74.75
Range low (42 bars): 71.21
Avg volume (last 20 bars): 2,152,318.95
Last bar volume: 1,582,542.04
MACD(12,26,9): line +0.1211, signal +0.04733, hist +0.0738
Bollinger(20, 2.0σ): mid 73.46, upper 74.4137, lower 72.5063, %B 61.0
ATR(14): 0.906188 (1.23% of price)
24h Bayesian model
Horizon: 24h (6 bars on 4h)
Context: ~31.0d (186 bars loaded; recency weights ×2 last 7d, ×3 last 3d)
Market regime: RSI(14) neutral (30-70); mixed SMA(20) / SMA(200) alignment (no clean trend stack); MACD(12,26,9) histogram positive (bullish momentum)
Reference price (4h, live / anchor): 73.67
Expected return (24h): -0.26%
What expected return means: -0.26% is the blended average 24h move from past bars that looked similar to today — a slight downward lean on balance. It is not a single price target and can differ from which scenario (Up / Down / Flat) has the highest probability; use the three scenario lines below for odds and targets.
Price band (10–90%): 72.0469 – 74.6293 (median 73.7376, expected 73.4793)
24h scenarios (use these three probabilities in prose — they sum to 100%):
- Up: 8.5% → target 74.0571 (+0.53% 24h)
- Down: 16.2% → target 72.0469 (-2.20% 24h)
- Flat: 75.3% → stay within 72.5602 – 74.7798 (±1.51% from anchor; median 73.7376)
How we built these odds:
- Today's indicator setup: RSI(14) neutral (30-70); mixed SMA(20) / SMA(200) alignment (no clean trend stack); MACD(12,26,9) histogram positive (bullish momentum).
- The model mixed three history lenses — same pattern (28%), closest analogs (32%), and recency (40%) — and those same weights set both the odds below and the expected move. The strongest pull came from bars with the same indicator pattern: on average, the next 24h moved -0.47% in those cases.
- The heaviest single bucket is flat (sideways) at 75% — the largest share of probability mass, not a guarantee. 'Flat' means staying within about ±1.51% of the anchor price over 24h.
- Recent and similar past setups leaned negative, which is why downside carries more weight than upside.
Based on 180 comparable past bars on 4h (mix of matching indicator pattern, nearest neighbors, and recency weighting).
Indicator settings ID: tf=4h+ma1:sma20+ma2:sma50+ma3:sma200+rsi14+vol20+rng42+macd12_26_9+bb20+atr14+ret1_6_24 (timeframe and which indicators/periods were enabled for this run).