SOL Gains 0.01% This Week: 97 of 200 Weekly Samples Were Stronger

SOLUSDT closed the week at 121.55 USDT, up 0.01%, and 97 of 200 weekly samples were stronger. Talk of Solana tokenized stock volume in September kept circulating on Square, yet the contract price barely moved. For anyone watching the SOLUSDT perpetual, this was a sideways week, not a breakout.

What Happened This Week

From 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-05, SOLUSDT daily candles showed no single-day surge or plunge, with every daily move inside single digits. On 2026-09-28 it opened at 121.95 USDT and closed at 118.82 USDT, down 2.57%; on 2026-09-29 it opened at 118.83 USDT and closed at 119.09 USDT, up 0.22%; on 2026-09-30 it opened at 119.08 USDT and closed at 118.05 USDT, down 0.86%; on 2026-10-01 it opened at 118.05 USDT and closed at 118.34 USDT, up 0.25%; on 2026-10-02 it opened at 118.34 USDT and closed at 118.56 USDT, up 0.19%; on 2026-10-03 it opened at 118.56 USDT and closed at 119.55 USDT, up 0.84%; on 2026-10-04 it opened at 119.54 USDT and closed at 121.54 USDT, up 1.67%; on 2026-10-05 it opened at 121.54 USDT and closed at 121.55 USDT, up 0.01%.

Date	open	close	Change
2026-09-28	121.95 USDT	118.82 USDT	-2.57%
2026-09-29	118.83 USDT	119.09 USDT	0.22%
2026-09-30	119.08 USDT	118.05 USDT	-0.86%
2026-10-01	118.05 USDT	118.34 USDT	0.25%
2026-10-02	118.34 USDT	118.56 USDT	0.19%
2026-10-03	118.56 USDT	119.55 USDT	0.84%
2026-10-04	119.54 USDT	121.54 USDT	1.67%
2026-10-05	121.54 USDT	121.55 USDT	0.01%

Three days stand out. On 2026-09-28 the drop of 2.57% was the week's largest, opening at 121.95 USDT and closing at 118.82 USDT, pushing price from 121.95 USDT down to 118.82 USDT. On 2026-10-04 the gain of 1.67% was the week's largest single-day rise, opening at 119.54 USDT and closing at 121.54 USDT, lifting price back to 121.54 USDT. On 2026-10-05 it opened at 121.54 USDT and closed at 121.55 USDT, up 0.01%, nearly flat, showing neither side pushed further near 121.54 USDT. No gap moves and no one-way trend; price ranged between 118.05 USDT and 121.95 USDT.

Where This Week Ranks

SOLUSDT has 200 weekly samples, and 97 weeks were stronger than this one, placing it in the middle-to-lower part of the sample. This week's change was 0.01%, opening at 121.54 USDT and closing at 121.55 USDT. For reference, several stronger weeks: the week of 2023-01-02 opened at 9.977 USDT and closed at 14.465 USDT, up 44.98%; the week of 2023-01-09 opened at 14.464 USDT and closed at 22.903 USDT, up 58.34%; the week of 2023-12-18 opened at 70.902 USDT and closed at 112.571 USDT, up 58.77%; the week of 2024-03-11 opened at 144.501 USDT and closed at 201.962 USDT, up 39.77%; the week of 2025-01-13 opened at 188.43 USDT and closed at 252.52 USDT, up 34.01%. All far exceeded this week's 0.01%.

Stronger Week Start	open	close	Change
2023-01-02	9.977 USDT	14.465 USDT	44.98%
2023-01-09	14.464 USDT	22.903 USDT	58.34%
2023-12-18	70.902 USDT	112.571 USDT	58.77%
2024-03-11	144.501 USDT	201.962 USDT	39.77%
2025-01-13	188.43 USDT	252.52 USDT	34.01%

The difference is range, not direction. This week moved from 121.54 USDT to 121.55 USDT, almost no displacement; those weeks covered wider price ranges and larger changes. With 97 of 200 stronger, this week is neither an extreme nor a weak outlier, just middle-to-lower.

What Square Posts Say

Square posts argue that Solana tokenized stock volume in September shows real usage in tokenized assets on Solana, not just a concept. They treat that volume as a sign of rising ecosystem activity and watch for demand-side changes in SOL. Some posts also note that volume growth and SOLUSDT price do not always move together; September volume rose, but price may not reflect it immediately.

These views are relayed, not this site's opinion. From the SOLUSDT daily data, price did not follow the ecosystem volume narrative this week, closing at 121.55 USDT on 2026-10-05, up 0.01% for the week. Ecosystem data and contract price are two different lines; posts watch the former, contract traders watch the latter.

A Few Honest Points

First, no gaps appeared this week. Each daily open sat right next to the prior close: 2026-09-29 opened at 118.83 USDT after 118.82 USDT; 2026-10-01 opened at 118.05 USDT after 118.05 USDT. Without gaps, anyone waiting for extreme prices on limit orders found no entry.

Second, high leverage was painful this week. Price ranged between 118.05 USDT and 121.95 USDT, with the largest daily moves being 2.57% on 2026-09-28 and 1.67% on 2026-10-04, direction flipping back and forth. This was not a trend week but a grinding range week.

Third, funding fees are a continuous cost on perpetuals. SOLUSDT is a crypto USDT-margined perpetual, so funding settles on a schedule while you hold. In a flat market, price does not move but funding still deducts. The ecosystem volume in posts is ecosystem data, not price direction; do not treat ecosystem heat as contract direction. The best week is a conclusion in hindsight, and the 97-of-200 rank is only known afterward, not usable as a trading signal in advance.

Fees

Binance contract default maker fee is 0.02%, default taker fee is 0.05%. After a 20% rebate, the effective maker fee is 0.016% and the effective taker fee is 0.04%. These three sentences are fee facts, unrelated to market direction; frequent open-and-close in a range week accumulates taker costs more visibly than in a trend week.

Source: https://fapi.binance.com/fapi/v1/exchangeInfo

Data as of 2026-10-05; source: Binance official API. Not investment advice.

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