$ASTER (ASTER), the governance and utility token powering the Aster decentralized perpetual exchange, continues to show resilience in early 2026. Born from the 2024 merger of Astherus and APX Finance, Aster stands out as a multi-chain DEX (BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum) focused on spot + perpetuals trading, with features like high leverage (up to 1001x), yield-bearing collateral, privacy tools (stealth orders), and capital efficiency. After a massive post-TGE pump in late 2025 (peaking near $2.41), the token has corrected but remains a top-50 project by market cap.
As of February 8, 2026, ASTER trades around $0.63, up ~17% in the last 24 hours amid strong volume exceeding $200–270M. Market cap sits near $1.55–1.58B with ~2.48B circulating supply (max 8B). The token benefits from community incentives, fee discounts, and governance utility on a platform challenging leaders like Hyperliquid in on-chain perps.
Technical Breakdown
The daily candlestick chart shows a solid rebound from early-February lows near $0.42–0.47. After dipping sharply mid-week (forming long lower wicks on red candles), buyers stepped in aggressively, printing strong green candles with increasing volume. This suggests a potential short-term reversal from oversold levels, with price now testing resistance around $0.65.
On the weekly timeframe, ASTER remains well below its ATH but has formed a higher low structure since January, with recent candles showing bullish momentum (closing near session highs). RSI has climbed back above 50, indicating growing buyer strength without immediate overbought signals.
Outlook & Prediction
Short-term: Bullish momentum persists if $0.65 breaks cleanly—watch for continuation toward $0.75–0.85 on sustained volume. A failure here could retest $0.55 support. Long-term, analysts eye recovery toward $0.80+ by year-end if the platform's mainnet upgrades, fiat on-ramps, and DeFi adoption accelerate (some forecasts suggest higher in bullish scenarios).
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