The recent ASTER chart that has been flooding the screens is making the entire trading community rethink. In just half an hour, the market’s mainstream expectations have been shattered.

Just now, ASTER’s 1-hour candlestick formed a powerful momentum candle — the price closed at 0.7067, only 0.0023 USD away from the middle band of the Bollinger Bands at 0.7044. Honestly, this level of precision is no coincidence; it reflects the intense struggle between bulls and bears within a very narrow range.

What’s even more intriguing is the current state of the Bollinger Bands. The channel is rapidly tightening, with resistance above at 0.7156 and support below at 0.6932, and the bandwidth is only 0.0224 — a compression pattern that usually signals a major event is imminent. Meanwhile, the MACD also shows interesting signs: the golden cross appears above the zero line, with DIF at 0.0040 and DEA at 0.0039, nearly touching each other, and the MACD histogram just turned positive with a value of 0.0002. These subtle signals all hint that a trend reversal may be just around the corner.

**The Bollinger Bands have quietly reversed**

The previous downtrend channel has long changed its nature. It is now extremely compressed, with volatility at a low point. This also explains why the price hasn’t touched the lower band at 0.6932 but instead stabilized at the middle band of 0.7044 — a clear bullish sign.

The key trading range has now been redefined: resistance at 0.7156 above, support at 0.6932 below. And the 0.7067 line just happens to sit right at the boundary between bulls and bears.

**The subtle but crucial shift in MACD**

Both DIF and DEA are moving above the zero line, with DIF slightly ahead of DEA. This “above the water’s surface” convergence is essentially a pre-golden cross pattern. Although the MACD histogram’s turn to positive is modest, in such a small fluctuation environment, any upward movement is very meaningful.

In the short term, this combination of signals is brewing something. The market is contracting and building momentum; the next candlestick may just reveal the answer.