AAVE Drops 8% Amid Crypto Weakness Despite RWA DeFi Momentum
Aave AAVE$211.88, the governance token of the decentralized lender, posted sharp declines through Thursday, dropping 8% to $208. Since Monday's $248 high, the token shed over 16%.
The DeFi bluechip token carved out consecutive lower highs and lower lows, establishing clear bearish momentum while peers advanced, CoinDesk Research's market insight tool showed. Trading activity surged 40% above seven-day averages, signaling active repricing rather than quiet drift.
AAVE underperformed the CoinDesk 5 Index (CD5), which fell nearly 4%, underscoring the broad-based weakness.
The correction happened despite Aave posting strong growth on its institutional real-world asset lending arm Horizon. The marketplace grew above $450 million since its launch roughly two months ago, data shows.
What Traders Should Watch
Key technical levels signal a potential breakdown risk for AAVE, CoinDesk Research's market insight tool suggested.
- Support/Resistance: Critical $211.00 support failed, while the $235 level capped earlier advances forming resistance.
- Volume Analysis: Three volume spikes at $228, $219, and $213 confirmed selling waves.
- Chart Patterns: Lower highs and lower lows established bearish trend across a $26.88 range representing 11.4% overall price decline
- Targets & Risk: Failed recovery at $212.70 sets up deeper pullback.
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
You may also like
The AI boom may follow the path of the 19th-century railway bubble, and builders may not be the ultimate winners
Goldman Sachs analyst Bobby Molavi compared the current situation to the 19th-century British railway mania: 500 companies spent more than the nation's annual income building 8,000 miles of railway, with most early investors losing out, while the real beneficiaries were the later "passengers." He pointed out that the current AI craze is driven by both debt and momentum, and that the S&P 500’s forward P/E ratio of 18x is only "a bit cheaper." Whether the builders can retain value is uncertain, and history does not offer an optimistic answer.
If Anthropic's IPO goes smoothly and the stock price rises next week, then everything remains the same for AI. Otherwise, some companies will go bankrupt.
The shrinking valuations of two major giants have triggered a chain reaction—investors are adopting more conservative revenue multiples for AI startups and are directly halting high-valuation financing for companies with zero revenue. Multiple venture capital firms have advised their portfolio companies to lower valuation expectations and to quickly build up cash reserves. Market participants warn that the outcome of Anthropic’s IPO will be a barometer for the industry: if successful, the boom will continue; if it fails, some companies may face elimination.
After the Brazilian election, political discount deepens; Morgan Stanley remains bullish on Petrobras (PBR.US), focusing on fuel pricing and dividends
Morgan Stanley still maintains its most optimistic "Overweight" rating, but has lowered its year-end 2027 target price from $31 to $25.
Corning (GLW.US) receives initial "Buy" rating from Jefferies! AI factories driving a fiber optic rush, with a potential global supply gap of up to 30%
For Corning, the recent profit growth mainly comes from the expansion of AI clusters. As the number of optical links crossing cabinets and campuses increases, customers need to deploy more optical fibers within limited conduit and cabinet space, thus driving demand for high-density optical cables and connection systems.
Crypto prices
More
