{"id":6728,"date":"2026-02-17T14:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6728"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:05:38","slug":"raydium-price-jumps-15-as-top-coins-struggle-why-is-ray-surging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6728","title":{"rendered":"Raydium price jumps 15% as top coins struggle: why is RAY surging?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/07\/Altcoin-news-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/07\/Altcoin-news-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/07\/Altcoin-news-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2025\/07\/Altcoin-news-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Altcoin-news.jpg\" alt=\"Raydium Altcoin Up\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Raydium price pumped more than 15% as bulls tested the $0.75 level.<\/li>\n<li>Gains come amid a notable jump in perpetuals volume on the Solana-based decentralized exchange.<\/li>\n<li>RAY\u2019s daily trading volume exploded by more than 500%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Raydium trends as one of the top gainers in the crypto market in early trading on February 17, 2026, with the RAY token up 15% in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The token\u2019s dramatic surge aligns with an explosion in daily trading volume and a retest of $0.75, which sees bulls now target a potential rebound to the critical price level of $1.<\/p>\n<p>All this comes as top altcoins, including Ethereum, XRP and Solana, mirror the bearish pressure around Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is the Raydium price up?<\/h2>\n<p>Raydium benefits from Solana ecosystem momentum, with optimism around SOL also reflected in RAY. But this latest pump in the token comes as SOL struggles near $80.<\/p>\n<p>A sharp increase in liquidity provision and swaps on Raydium\u2019s automated market maker signals renewed confidence in the Solana-based decentralized exchange.<\/p>\n<p>While there is no specific catalyst for the price surge in the past 24 hours, it appears fresh perps listings are amplifying volume.<\/p>\n<p>Raydium recently announced trading support for\u00a0 $TSLA, $NVDA, $XAG, $NAS100, $XAU, $SPX500, and $GOOGL, offering up to 20x leverage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trade <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24TSLA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$TSLA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24NVDA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$NVDA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24XAG&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$XAG<\/a>, $NAS100, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24XAU&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$XAU<\/a>, $SPX500, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24GOOGL&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$GOOGL<\/a> with up to 20x leverage. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wVAD2X3xgl\">pic.twitter.com\/wVAD2X3xgl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raydium (@Raydium) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raydium\/status\/2023386122253165031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With potential macroeconomic shifts pointing to fresh gains, speculation is at a new level.<\/p>\n<p>On-chain data indicates the platform is seeing heightened activity, with perpetuals volume skyrocketing past $6 billion amid notable user growth.<\/p>\n<p>RAY\u2019s gains reflect this frenzy, and volume has exploded. Over the past 24 hours, bulls pushing to break above $0.75 have seen daily volumes spike 580% and surpass $118 million.<\/p>\n<h2>Raydium price forecast as bulls target breakout above $1<\/h2>\n<p>Bears remain in control across much of the crypto market, and RAY\u2019s performance in the past several months highlights this.<\/p>\n<p>The token is well off lows of $0.54 seen earlier in the month, and boasts a 22% uptick from lows seen in the past week.<\/p>\n<p>However, price continues to hover below a key downtrend line since the dip from the highs of $4.10 in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>And that downtrend currently sees bulls eye a short-term flip to above $1.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361555\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-source=\"CoinJournal\" class=\"size-full wp-image-361555\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ray-price-chart.png\" alt=\"Raydium Price Chart\" width=\"1057\" height=\"609\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raydium price chart by TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Technical indicators, including the rising RSI around 45 and MACD showing bullish divergence, suggest room for momentum.<\/p>\n<p>Also notable is the fact that RAY currently trades near the resistance line of the aforementioned descending trendline.<\/p>\n<p>The retest of this area amid a rise in volume aligns with a potential upward continuation.<\/p>\n<p>However, bulls need to breach immediate resistance at the $0.83 to $0.91 zone.<\/p>\n<p>If this area flips from the key supply wall to support, a potential breakout is likely to propel RAY to highs of $1.27 and then bring new bullish targets into view.<\/p>\n<p>If not, rejection at $0.75-$0.83 could open the door for bears to target the $0.55-$0.50 zone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Markets,Altcoins#Raydium #price #jumps #top #coins #struggle #RAY #surging1771337138<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raydium price pumped more than 15% as bulls tested the $0.75 level. Gains come amid a notable jump in perpetuals volume on the Solana-based decentralized exchange. RAY\u2019s daily trading volume exploded by more than 500%. Raydium trends as one of the top gainers in the crypto market in early trading on February 17, 2026, with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6728","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eurozone"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Raydium price jumps 15% as top coins struggle: why is RAY surging? - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Raydium price jumped to highs of $0.75 amid a 500% spike in daily volume, which could see bulls eye a breakout above $1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6728\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Raydium price jumps 15% as top coins struggle: why is RAY surging?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Raydium price jumped to highs of $0.75 amid a 500% spike in daily volume, which could see bulls eye a breakout above $1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6728\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T14:05:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Altcoin-news.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1152\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6728\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=6728\",\"name\":\"Raydium price jumps 15% as top coins struggle: why is RAY surging? 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