--- title: "Why did Solana move on October 21, 2026?" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/coins/solana/2026-10-21" date: 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 → $106.97 (24 hourly candles, OKX · USDT) - Day range: $105.64 – $109.22 - 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 further; Closed-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 low; From hourly highs and lows on the same venue - Other tracked coins: 12 of 16 moved the same way; 3 moved the other way - 24h volume: 0.6×; of its prior 30-day daily average - Perpetual swap: funding near zero · open interest flat; OKX perpetual swap SOL-USDT-SWAP Computed from OKX · USDT hourly candles for the 24 hours to 22/10/2026, 00:00 UTC. ## SOL reports that day - [Solana activates Alpenglow consensus upgrade on mainnet]() (21/10/2026, 04:38 UTC) Prices, market readings and reports are shown side by side; timing alone does not show what caused a move. [Solana (SOL) price and news]() [Methods and limitations]()