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Crypto market update: Solana leads declines, all four read as neutral

CoinGecko prices at Oct 24, 17:00 UTC show Solana as the biggest mover; MarketAlleys trend readings list Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP as neutral with mixed moving-average positions.

MarketAlleys Research Desk

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Where prices stand

According to CoinGecko, as of Oct 24, 17:00 UTC Solana fell 3.97% over 24 hours to $100.42, the biggest mover; Ether fell 3.76% to $2,316.53, XRP fell 2.57% to $1.2800 and Bitcoin fell 1.84% to $80,159.00. Five-session changes showed Solana +0.17%, XRP +0.05%, Ether -0.58% and Bitcoin -0.10%. U.S. markets were closed today; next session 2026-10-26.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $80,159.00 -0.10% -1.84% Oct 24, 17:00 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,316.53 -0.58% -3.76% Oct 24, 17:00 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $100.42 +0.17% -3.97% Oct 24, 17:00 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.2800 +0.05% -2.57% Oct 24, 17:00 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

MarketAlleys' trend readings classify all four as neutral, with RSI(14) at 46.0 for Bitcoin, 38.6 for Ether, 39.6 for Solana and 42.4 for XRP. Their last reported closes sit alongside SMA50 and longer SMA levels as follows: Bitcoin close 81328.21, SMA50 81787.49, long SMA 72791.73; Ether close 2386.48, SMA50 2550.93, long SMA 2154.64; Solana close 103.54, SMA50 109.65, long SMA 88.08; XRP close 1.3343, SMA50 1.4129, long SMA 1.2796.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 81,328.21 81,787.49 72,791.73 46.0 neutral
Ether 2,386.48 2,550.93 2,154.64 38.6 neutral
Solana 103.54 109.65 88.08 39.6 neutral
XRP 1.3343 1.4129 1.2796 42.4 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 23, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

CoinDesk published 'Crypto under weekend pressure, bitcoin slides below $80,000 on U.S. Middle East evacuations' and 'Why McDonalds, Microsoft and Google saying no to tokenized stocks isn't a dealbreaker'. CoinDesk also published 'Wells Fargo, Cisco, Marvell among latest firms objecting to OKXICE's tokenized stock plan'. Yahoo published 'Is Bitcoin a Buy Right Now?'.

Sources and data

  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — Crypto under weekend pressure, bitcoin slides below $80,000 on U.S. Middle East evacuations
  • Yahoo (secondary source) — Is Bitcoin a Buy Right Now?
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 24, 17:00 UTC; report generated Oct 24, 17:01 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.

Terms in this article

  • Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E)

    Share price divided by earnings per share.

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  • Relative Strength Index (RSI)

    A momentum oscillator, developed by J.

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  • Moving average

    The average price over a rolling window, plotted to smooth out noise.

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  • MACD

    A trend and momentum indicator calculated as the 12-period exponential moving average minus the 26-period EMA, plotted with a 9-period EMA of that difference as the signal line.

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Sources & data

  1. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 24, 2026, 05:04 PM UTC)
  2. Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 24, 2026, 05:04 PM UTC)
  3. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 24, 2026, 05:04 PM UTC)
  4. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 24, 2026, 05:04 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 24, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools, built only from the cited sources and validated by rules described in our methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction.

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