While retail investors stick to the sidelines, institutions continue to bet on bullish Solana price predictions with heavy ETF accumulation. TradFi markets can’t get enough of the altcoin . SOL-based ETFs have outperformed all other crypto products, attracting $500 million in almost a month of uninterrupted inflows. The introduction of four new ETF offerings this week has only amplified demand, with inflows doubling to over $117 million this week after tapering off last week. Weekly U.S. Solana ETF Inflows. Source: SoSoValue . Retail tells a different story, though. Speculative demand has cratered, with Open Interest down 30% since the start of the month at 7.25 billion as traders disengage with price movements. Solana Open Interest (OI). Source: Coinglass . Retail traders appear unwilling to bet on Solana under the current market FUD, but institutional holders remain committed to their bags, signalling genuine long-term positioning. Smart money typically moves strategically, and the choice to accumulate now could show that this bull market’s peak may not have been realized just yet. Solana Price Predictions: What do Institutions Know? Institutions are positioning as the Solana price approaches the apex of a descending triangle pattern formed along a proven launchpad level at $120. The $120 demand zone has marked bottoms since early 2024, and momentum indicators point to a potential local bottom. SOL / USD 1-week chart, descending triangle pattern. Source: TradingView. The RSI nears the oversold threshold around 35, a level that has historically marked local bottoms on the weekly timeframe, though the MACD has yet to reflect it with a wide lead The MACD is yet to reflect a bullish shift, though. It continues to widen its gap below the signal line as buy pressure prevails. With a bounce from $120 , the key breakout threshold to watch is a past resistance zone around $205. With this level flipped to support, a fully realised triangle breakout sets a potential $500 target for a 290% gain , though this likely hinges on retail participation. And as the bull market matures, with ETF inflows showing sticky, long-term accumulation and inclusion on mainstream balance sheets, the Solana price could push 590% to $1,000 . Maxi Doge: The Next Big Breakout Play? Every bull run eventually delivers its own parabolic Doge-themed runner. Shiba Inu carried the torch from Dogecoin in 2021, then Floki, Bonk, Dogwifhat, and most recently, Neiro in 2024. After $DOGE , SHIB , $PEPE , $BONK , & $FLOKI WHO IS NEXT #100x #memecoin IN NEXT #bullrun ??? pic.twitter.com/ZT3Ztto0db — BSC Gems Alert (@BSCGemsAlert) November 11, 2025 For 2025, that dynamic could now be playing out with Maxi Doge ($MAXI) , an early Doge-themed token gaining traction as narratives like Dogecoin ETFs and the DOGE-1 lunar mission drive attention. The hype is already showing in the numbers. The $MAXI presale has raised almost $4.2 million, while early backers are earning up to 74% APY through staking rewards. For those who missed the Doge wave before, Maxi Doge could be the next chance to catch a meme coin breakout before it takes off. Visit the Official Maxi Doge Website Here The post Solana Price Prediction: Institutions Are Buying While Others Sell – What Do They Know that You Don’t? appeared first on Cryptonews .