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SOL · DAILY MOVE · 2026-10-21

Why did Solana move on October 21, 2026?

On October 21, 2026 (UTC), SOL went from about $106.52 to $106.97 (+0.42%) on OKX · USDT, trading between $105.64 and $109.22. For the closed-hour 24h window: SOL is within a usual day's range. SOL rose further than this on 12 of the past 29 days. SOL reports received that day (1 shown): “Solana activates Alpenglow consensus upgrade on mainnet”. Timing alone does not show what caused the move.

Day open / close
$106.52 → $106.9724 hourly candles, OKX · USDT
Day range
$105.64 – $109.223.4% from low to high
Versus Bitcoin
+0.42% / BTC +1.29%-1.5 pts left after BTC × its hourly beta 1.47
Versus the past month
12 of the past 29 days rose furtherClosed-hour 24h move +0.42%, 0.3× its prior 30-day median of 1.4%.
30-day range
14.4% below the high · 6.5% above the lowFrom hourly highs and lows on the same venue
Other tracked coins
12 of 16 moved the same way3 moved the other way
24h volume
0.6×of its prior 30-day daily average
Perpetual swap
funding near zero · open interest flatOKX perpetual swap SOL-USDT-SWAP

Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 00:00 UTC.

Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move. Methods →

SOL reports on October 21, 2026