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Solana price has been stuck in a deep bear market as the volume in its decentralized exchanges and futures open interest dipped. 
Solana (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/solana/">SOL</a>) has risen for two consecutive weeks and was up by over 33% from its lowest point in August. Still, it remains in a bear market after falling by over 30% from the year-to-date high.&nbsp; 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="solana-s-dex-volume-retreats">Solana’s DEX volume retreats</h2> 
Its price action has mirrored that of other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/bitcoin/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BTC</a>) and Ethereum (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/ethereum/">ETH</a>), which are all in a bear market.&nbsp; 
Solana’s sell-off has happened as the volume in its DEX platforms has fallen in the past few weeks. Data by <a href="https://defillama.com/crypto-etf/ethereum" target="_blank" rel="">DeFi Llama</a> shows that its DEX volume dropped by over 45% in the past seven days. In this period, it has handled transactions worth $7.12 billion while Ethereum has processed $8.9 billion. 
Solana’s DEX volume has retreated because of the ongoing meme coin sell-off. Top Solana memes like Dogwifhat (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/Dogwifhat/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/price/Dogwifhat/">WIF</a>), Bonk (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/bonk/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/price/bonk/">BONK</a>), Popcat (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/popcat/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">POPCAT</a>), and Book of Meme have all tumbled by over 50% in the past few months. 
Solana has become the most popular chain for creating meme coins, due to fast speeds and low transaction costs. The launch of Pump.fun, a meme coin generator, has made it easier for people to launch Solana meme tokens.&nbsp; 
<a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/pump-fun" target="_blank" rel="">Data shows</a> that these tokens have a combined market cap of over $425 million, with Michi, Daddy Tate, Mother Iggy, and Billy being the largest.&nbsp; 
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Meanwhile, Solana’s open interest in the futures market has stalled. 
According to CoinGlass, futures open interest on Aug. 18 stood at almost $2 billion, the same level it has been in the past five days. The interest is much lower than the July 30 peak of $3.08 billion.&nbsp; 
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 Solana futures open interest | Source: <a href="https://www.coinglass.com/BitcoinOpenInterest" target="_blank" rel="">CoinGlass</a>
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The waning open interest is likely because of the significant liquidations that happened earlier this month as cryptocurrencies slumped. 
Solana’s bulls suffered liquidations worth over $39 million while shorts liquidations totalled $21 million on Aug. 8.&nbsp; 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="solana-has-bullish-technicals">Solana has bullish technicals</h2> 
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On the positive side, Solana has found strong support at the 50-weekly moving average, where it failed to move below earlier this month.&nbsp; 
The coin has also formed a doji pattern, which is characterized by a small body and long upper and lower shadows. It is one of the most popular reversal signs in the market.&nbsp; 
Additionally, Solana has formed a cup and handle pattern, a sign of a bullish continuation. Therefore, the coin may continue a bullish trend in the coming weeks as buyers target the key resistance of $180. 
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Solana forms bullish patterns as DEX volume, open interest slip

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