$SOL How to Find a Good Long Entry — Example: The 99 Area
Let me explain how I look for a good long entry.
The market spent around 12 hours between 101–102, then suddenly dropped hard toward 99.34.
But here’s what caught my attention:
1️⃣ Sudden drop → sudden slowdown
The market fell quickly, but once it reached the 99 area, the candles became much smaller. The downside momentum started disappearing.
2️⃣ Repeated tests / failed breakdowns
Look at the sequence:
99.34 → 99.87 → 99.36 → 99.81 → 99.38
The market kept testing the same area but couldn't properly expand lower.
3️⃣ Three clear “pillars” on the 1m/5m chart
You could see the market trying to push down, but every attempt was getting absorbed. Fast red candles suddenly became slow and weak.
4️⃣ Previous reaction zone
The 99 area was also a place where price had previously bounced back toward the upper range. That gives the zone additional context.
So now we have multiple clues together:
Big drop → sudden slowdown → repeated tests → failed breakdown → previous bounce zone.
That is where I start looking for a long.
The final clue was around 99.38. Once the market stopped making meaningful downside progress and started showing strength, that became the entry area.
And look what happened:
99.38 → 101.59 = +$2.21 🔥
The important lesson is:
Don't enter just because price reaches 99. Look at what price does when it gets there.
You want to see time + structure + reaction + repeated tests + location.
And the same logic works in reverse for shorts:
Important resistance → time spent → sudden spike up → slowdown → repeated failed pushes → rejection → short entry.
The exact price will always change.
The behavior is what matters.
Let me explain how I look for a good long entry.
The market spent around 12 hours between 101–102, then suddenly dropped hard toward 99.34.
But here’s what caught my attention:
1️⃣ Sudden drop → sudden slowdown
The market fell quickly, but once it reached the 99 area, the candles became much smaller. The downside momentum started disappearing.
2️⃣ Repeated tests / failed breakdowns
Look at the sequence:
99.34 → 99.87 → 99.36 → 99.81 → 99.38
The market kept testing the same area but couldn't properly expand lower.
3️⃣ Three clear “pillars” on the 1m/5m chart
You could see the market trying to push down, but every attempt was getting absorbed. Fast red candles suddenly became slow and weak.
4️⃣ Previous reaction zone
The 99 area was also a place where price had previously bounced back toward the upper range. That gives the zone additional context.
So now we have multiple clues together:
Big drop → sudden slowdown → repeated tests → failed breakdown → previous bounce zone.
That is where I start looking for a long.
The final clue was around 99.38. Once the market stopped making meaningful downside progress and started showing strength, that became the entry area.
And look what happened:
99.38 → 101.59 = +$2.21 🔥
The important lesson is:
Don't enter just because price reaches 99. Look at what price does when it gets there.
You want to see time + structure + reaction + repeated tests + location.
And the same logic works in reverse for shorts:
Important resistance → time spent → sudden spike up → slowdown → repeated failed pushes → rejection → short entry.
The exact price will always change.
The behavior is what matters.
