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Solana’s lower lows and weakening bounces reveal a structurally bearish price trend. Is SOL’s on-chain strength hinting at an undervalued setup? Solana [SOL] closed June down just 1.2% from its $156 monthly open. However, beneath that modest decline lies a structurally weak price action.  Nearly 20% of June’s recovery came in the final week, as SOL rebounded off $126, marking its fourth consecutive lower low since the May peak at $184. In fact, each bounce shows weaker momentum and fails to reclaim key resistance zones. This sequence of lower highs and lower lows underscores a bearish market structure, making SOL one of the weakest performers among majors, despite the seemingly minor monthly loss. Source: TradingView (SOL/USDT) Ordinarily, such price action would suggest deteriorating network fundamentals. But Solana’s on-chain data paints a different picture. In fact, in June alone, Solana saw a sharp rebound in core performance metrics.  So the question now becomes: Is this disconnect between price and fundamentals a sign of hidden strength? Or is the market still underestimating Solana’s next leg up? Solana closes June soft but signals hidden strength Despite a sharp 60% drawdown from its $53 peak, mirroring Solana’s own correction from $184 in May, DeFi Dev Corp. [DFDV] isn’t backing off its bullish SOL thesis. Instead, the firm has announced a $100 million convertible note offering, explicitly aimed at expanding its Solana holdings. This move underscores a clear shift in institutional strategy: Allocating based on network fundamentals, not price action. And in Solana’s case, the data backs it.  In June alone, the network processed over 3 billion transactions,  processing an average of 1,157 transactions per second (TPS) – 2.4x more than all other chains combined. Source: Artemis In fact, that momentum is spilling over into liquidity flows too: Over $460 million in assets were bridged…

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