Over the past three weeks, $ASTER has been grinding through price discovery, as the market searches for its equilibrium level. The momentum, however, has leaned bearish. What's worth noting: the project's automatic buyback mechanism, which commands 40% of revenues, has only accumulated around 300k USD over the last four weeks. That's considerably below what the actual fee generation should support. This gap between buyback volume and available capital raises questions about whether the current support mechanism is sufficient to stabilize price action during downside exploration.