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Solana Reaches Three-Month High Despite Slowing Inflows into US Spot ETFs

SOL climbed to a fresh 90-day high above $117 as derivative liquidations drove market gains amid sharply diminishing ETF capital flows.

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Solana traded at $117.79 on Monday, September 21, 2026, marking a 3.3 percent gain over its previous 90-day hourly peak of $114.02 recorded on September 18, after touching an intraday high of $118.19. Over 24 hours, SOL advanced 7.35 percent, lifting its seven-day gain to 15.36 percent and its 30-day performance to 26.37 percent, leading the five largest cryptocurrencies on a monthly basis.

The price increase comes as capital flows into US spot Solana ETFs have significantly slowed. While these funds have recorded twelve straight weeks of net inflows totaling approximately $1.4 billion and holding $1.62 billion in assets under management, weekly volumes have tapered from $153.87 million in late August to between $13.2 million and $60.7 million by mid-September. About 80 percent of total inflows are concentrated in Bitwise's BSOL, which holds $1.145 billion in assets and passes staking yields to holders, while competing funds without staking have seen limited demand.

Because recent weekly ETF inflows accounted for under 0.1 percent of Solana's $69.2 billion market capitalization, the article points to broader market dynamics rather than institutional fund buying as the primary price driver, citing extensive short liquidations across crypto derivatives markets.

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