ASTER Consolidation Hits Critical Point: Breakout at $0.81?

• ASTER is in its longest consolidation since the $0.90–$1.00 zone, with local support still holding firm.
• Analyst Ardi expects a liquidity sweep above range highs before any real breakout attempt toward $0.81.
• A break below local support could send ASTER back to the prior breakout zone for a liquidity retest.

Crypto analyst Ardi is watching ASTER closely. He recently flagged the token’s ongoing consolidation as its longest since the $0.90 to $1.00 zone. 

According to him, local support remains intact. As long as it holds, the breakout still favors the upside. Per CoinGecko, ASTER is currently trading at $0.7273, up 3.60% in the last 24 hours.

ASTER Forms Its Longest Consolidation Range in Recent History

Ardi shared a technical breakdown on social media, noting that ASTER has been compressing inside a well-defined rectangular range. This follows a strong impulsive rally. 

Price is sitting above uptrend support, inside a local range, and below key resistance at $0.78 to $0.81. That kind of structure usually signals a pause before the next move, not a reversal.

The analyst also noted that a clear minor high has formed within the local range. That detail matters. It creates liquidity above current price levels, giving the market a target to sweep before any real breakout attempt begins.

$ASTER

Longest consolidation range since the $0.90-$1.00 zone.

As long as local support holds, breakout still favours the upside. Clear minor high now established within this local range.

First move is probably a wick sweep that gets rejected by trapped longs, then price… pic.twitter.com/Dkdn8keu8a

— Ardi (@ArdiNSC) February 21, 2026

Liquidity Sweep Could Come First Before Any Real Move

Ardi does not expect a clean breakout. His view is that the first move will likely be a wick sweep above the range highs. Breakout traders enter longs. 

The market rejects the move. Stops get triggered, and price falls back into the range.

This is a well-known liquidity grab pattern. It traps late buyers and shakes out weak hands. After that flush, Ardi expects price to regroup and attempt a genuine push higher.

Measured Move Points to $0.81 as the Key Target

The $0.81 level keeps coming up for a reason. Ardi points out that the measured move of the rectangle projects right into that area. The height of the range, extended upward from the breakout point, aligns with the same resistance zone the chart has already flagged.

That confluence makes $0.81 a technically valid target. It combines measured move theory, prior horizontal resistance, and a known reaction zone. Ardi puts the target at $0.80 to $0.81 based on that overlap.

ASTER also recorded a 24-hour trading volume of $122,823,734, reflecting strong market participation during this consolidation phase.

What Happens If Local Support Breaks

Ardi is clear about the bearish alternative. If local support fails to hold, the setup changes quickly. He expects the price to fall back toward the prior breakout zone for a liquidity retest. That green uptrend support zone would then become the next area of interest.

He does not frame this as a trend failure. It would be a deeper reset, not a collapse. The market would simply be seeking fresh demand before any continuation attempt. 

But for now, the primary scenario remains bullish as long as structure holds and local support stays intact.