ASTER exited a falling wedge at $0.68 after ninety days of compression and declining volatility.
The breakout requires a strong daily close above $0.69 to confirm trend continuation.
Trading incentives and macro timing now shape short-term risk and price stability.
Aster (ASTER/USDT) traded at $0.68 on the 1-day chart on MEXC today, following a confirmed breakout from a multi-month falling wedge pattern. The breakout marked the end of a compression phase that started in early October 2025, when ASTER peaked near $2.40, and continued for nearly 90 trading days. Due to the contraction of volatility from $1.85 to less than $0.15, there is now the potential for a directional breakout.
The chart was shared publicly by Captain Faibik, who stated that “$ASTER is finally breaking out of a falling wedge pattern.” Price respected both descending trendlines through at least seven touches, strengthening the pattern’s technical validity. The breakout occurred above $0.67, delivering a 6% daily move and briefly reaching $0.6843.
This move also reclaimed structure lost in mid-December 2025, when the token fell below $0.80 and entered a lower consolidation zone. As a result, ASTER returned to levels last seen before January’s final downside leg.
Measured Targets and Risk Levels Come Into Focus
Faibik’s chart includes a measured-move projection targeting $0.8124, implying a 119.40% expansion from the wedge’s lowest compression point. The projection box extends toward the $1.45–$1.50 range, an area that acted as supply during September 2025. This zone remains visible as a potential upside magnet if trend continuation holds.
Still, breakout volume remained below 1.2× the 20-day average, showing improving participation without aggressive conviction. The technical requirement needs a daily close with high trading volume to confirm the situation. The price will continue to consolidate for an extended period because the market lacks this essential requirement.
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The trader Brian used X to respond to the breakout, which occurred at $0.68. He stated that a daily close above $0.69 would confirm the trend shift while warning that retail longs exceed shorts by a 2.49 ratio. The way traders positioned themselves for trading activities created a 30% to 40% increase in the risk of downward price movements, which would happen more frequently during major economic events.
Breakout is live at 0.68, up 6 percent. Falling wedge is clearing, but watch for a high volume close above 0.69 to confirm the daily trend.
Retail is crowded long at a 2.49 ratio, adding flush risk. FOMC today at 19:00 UTC is the main catalyst. If 0.67 holds, targets are 0.72…
— Brain (@AskGigabrain) January 28, 2026
Trading Campaign and Macro Catalysts Add Complexity
Beyond technicals, ASTER’s decentralized exchange announced a $50,000 trading campaign tied to listings for ARTX, LIBERTY, and another new token. The campaign runs until February 3, 2025, offering rewards including 7 million ASTER tokens and 249.9 million LIBERTY tokens. Specific trading pairs receive a 1.2× symbol boost, while fees remain waived on the USD1/USDT pair.
The platform stated that it prohibits wash trading and Sybil attacks to protect reward distribution. ARTX supports digital art transactions within a blockchain insurance framework.
LIBERTY functions as the governance token for a platform, providing user privacy protection. The 5% increase occurred after Zhao announced his plans to use ASTER for staking, which raised centralization issues. The project has rebranded itself as a decentralized perpetual exchange, introducing the USDF stablecoin and Aster Chain testnet. The FOMC meeting will start at 19:00 UTC, and we need to assess whether ASTER can sustain its breakout while managing its incentives, leverage, and governance risk.
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