Practice Solana trading with $500 in demo money.
Solana fell 41.8% in the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026. Practice trading it with $500 in demo money in the Staxo app, at real market prices, before you put your own money on it.
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- 1-year change-41.8%$188.84 to $109.99
- Volatility65.7%annualized, Bitcoin 44.3%
- Max drawdown-70.2%Oct 2025 to Jun 2026
- Days with a 5%+ move4324 up, 19 down
Kraken SOLUSD daily closes (UTC), Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026. Rebuilt every week from the saved data.
Solana over the last 12 months
The year started near the top. Solana's highest close in the window, $208.75, came on Oct 13, 2025, and the lowest, $62.16, on Jun 6, 2026, 236 days later. Solana found its floor 24 days before Bitcoin, which kept falling until Jun 30, 2026. Over the 12 months Solana fell 41.8%, 15.1 percentage points worse than Bitcoin (-26.6%). It closed higher on 173 of the 365 days, and 2 of the 11 full calendar months ended higher. The best month was August 2026 (+41.6%), the worst November 2025 (-28.6%).
It swung harder than Bitcoin: 65.7% annualized volatility against 44.3%, and 43 days with a move above 5%, about one day in 8. Its worst day was Bitcoin's worst day too, Feb 5, 2026: Solana fell 15.0% while Bitcoin fell 13.9%. Its two biggest daily moves came back to back: -15.0% on Feb 5, 2026 and +11.8% the next day. On a typical day the price moved 1.82% either way (the median daily move).
From its peak of $208.75 on Oct 13, 2025 it fell 70.2% to $62.16 on Jun 6, 2026. The rebound from that low reached 96.5%, yet the last close was still 47.3% under the peak.
How Solana compared with the other seven
- It bounced hardest off its low: 96.5% from the bottom to its best close after it.
- Only two of its 11 full months ended higher, the fewest of the eight.
- The weekly buying test did best on Solana of all eight coins (+13.1%).
| Close on Oct 10, 2025 | $188.84 |
|---|---|
| Close on Oct 10, 2026 | $109.99 |
| 1-year change | -41.8% |
| Highest close | $208.75 on Oct 13, 2025 |
| Lowest close | $62.16 on Jun 6, 2026 |
| Annualized volatility | 65.7% (Bitcoin 44.3%) |
| Median daily move | 1.82% |
| Days that closed higher | 173 of 365 |
| Days with a move over 5% | 43 (24 up, 19 down) |
| Best day | +11.8% on Feb 6, 2026 |
| Worst day | -15.0% on Feb 5, 2026 |
| Maximum drawdown | -70.2%, Oct 13, 2025 to Jun 6, 2026 |
| Months that ended higher | 2 of 11 full months |
| Best and worst month | August 2026 +41.6%, November 2025 -28.6% |
| Correlation with Bitcoin | 0.87 (same direction on 86% of days) |
Solana DCA vs one buy, with $500 of demo money
Buying weekly turned a losing year into a gain. $500 spread over 52 weekly buys was worth $565.48 on Oct 10, 2026 (+13.1%), while one buy on Oct 10, 2025 was worth $291.23 (-41.8%).
The weekly buys paid an average of $97.25 per SOL, 48.5% less than the $188.84 of the single buy, because 50 of the 52 buys came after the price had dropped below its starting level.
32 of the 52 buys were below the final price of $109.99, so a small majority of them ended in profit.
One buy on Oct 10, 2025
$291.23
-41.8%
$500 bought 2.65 SOL at $188.84.
52 weekly buys of $9.62
$565.48
+13.1%
5.14 SOL at an average of $97.25.
How the test was calculated
- Prices: Kraken SOLUSD daily closes (UTC), Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026.
- One buy: $500 at the Oct 10, 2025 close of $188.84, valued at the Oct 10, 2026 close of $109.99.
- Weekly buys: $500 / 52 = $9.62 at the close of every seventh day from Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026, 5.14 SOL in total, valued at the same last close.
- No fees, no spread, fractional coins allowed. Run other amounts and schedules in the DCA calculator.
What is Solana?
Solana is a proof-of-stake blockchain built for fast, low-cost transactions. Its mainnet launched in 2020. Its coin, SOL, pays network fees and is staked by validators to secure the chain. Solana hosts many DeFi apps and a large share of new meme-coin launches.
More in the guide What are altcoins?
How to practice Solana trading in Staxo
- Step 1
Download Staxo and get $500
Staxo is free on iPhone and Android. Create your account in the app and your demo wallet starts with $500, plus a daily bonus when you come back.
- Step 2
Find Solana in the Market tab
Solana (SOL) is one of the 10 coins on the free plan, so you can buy and sell it with market orders, up to 10 trades a day. At the Oct 10, 2026 close of $109.99, $500 bought about 4.55 SOL.
- Step 3
Size the trade before you buy
On a typical day in this window Solana moved 1.82%, about $1.82 on a $100 position. Its worst day, Feb 5, 2026, would have cost that position $14.97. Decide how much of the $500 you are willing to lose on one trade, then use the position size calculator to turn it into a trade size.
- Step 4
Repeat the weekly test
Buy $9.62 of SOL on the same day each week, as in the test above, and compare your average cost with the price. Each buy is one of your 10 trades that day.
- Step 5
Add shorts and leverage with Pro
Staxo Pro adds short selling and leverage (1x, 2x and 5x). A short gains when the price falls, and Solana closed lower on 192 of the 365 days here. Leverage multiplies every move: at 5x, the -15.0% of its worst day would have meant a 74.8% loss on the position.
Free plan: 10 coins including Solana, market orders, up to 10 trades a day, 6 courses. Pro: $1.99 for the first month, then $8.99 a month or $59.99 a year, for all top 100 coins, all 42 courses, short selling and leverage.
Solana practice questions
Can I practice Solana trading for free?
Yes. Solana (SOL) is on Staxo's free plan: you start with $500 in demo money and can trade it with market orders, up to 10 trades a day, on iPhone or Android. At the Oct 10, 2026 close, $500 bought about 4.55 SOL. Pro adds short selling and leverage.
How volatile was Solana over the last year?
From Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026, Solana's annualized volatility was 65.7% (Bitcoin: 44.3%). It moved more than 5% in a day 43 times. The biggest daily rise was +11.8% on Feb 6, 2026 and the biggest fall -15.0% on Feb 5, 2026.
What would $500 in Solana a year ago be worth now?
$500 of Solana bought at the Oct 10, 2025 close of $188.84 was worth $291.23 on Oct 10, 2026 (-41.8%). Spread over 52 weekly buys of $9.62, the same $500 was worth $565.48 (+13.1%). No fees are included.
What was Solana's biggest drop in the last year?
Solana fell 70.2% from $208.75 on Oct 13, 2025 to $62.16 on Jun 6, 2026, over 236 days. By Oct 10, 2026 it had not returned to that peak: the last close, $109.99, was 47.3% below it.
Does Solana move with Bitcoin?
Over the 365 days to Oct 10, 2026, Solana moved very closely with Bitcoin: both closed in the same direction on 86% of days, and the correlation of their daily returns was 0.87 (1 means they always move together).
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Coins that moved like Solana
Over the same 365 days, Solana's daily moves matched Ethereum most closely (correlation 0.88), then Bitcoin (0.87).
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Educational content, not investment advice. The figures describe Solana's price from Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 10, 2026 and say nothing about where it goes next. Staxo is a simulator: you practice with demo money, never real money.