AAVE Breaks Structure After Sharp Sell-Off — Can Buyers Defend This Zone?
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The post AAVE Breaks Structure After Sharp Sell-Off — Can Buyers Defend This Zone? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News AAVE price saw a sharp shift in intraday structure after price slid from the $175–176 zone toward the mid-$150s, marking a near 10% drop within a few hours. The move unfolded quickly. With volume expanding by more than 220%, which is a classic sign of aggressive supply hitting the market rather than slow distribution. For traders, the key question is no longer what triggered the drop, but what comes next. With AAVE now trading below its recent value area, attention turns to whether buyers can defend current levels or if the market is setting up for further downside continuation. What Happened: Whale Activity Drives the Move Shortly after AAVE broke below its intraday support, on-chain data revealed that a large holder had begun offloading a significant position. The timing of the transactions aligned closely with the surge in sell volume and the rapid downside move, indicating that concentrated supply—rather than broad market weakness—was the primary catalyst behind the decline. Whale 0xa923 sold 230,350 $AAVE($37.8M) for 5,869 $stETH($17.62M) and 228 $WBTC($20.2M) at a loss in the past 4 hours. This big dump resulted in a loss of ~$13.75M and triggered a 10% drop in $AAVE’s price.https://t.co/gLnwKpgOKE pic.twitter.com/h3AFbSIYin — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) December 22, 2025 The data shared by Lookonchain suggests the whale dumped over 230K AAVE in the past few hours. Moreover, the whale sold it at a loss, probably influenced by the negative retail sentiment across the market. This caused a significant drop of nearly 10% in the Aave price, which slashed close to $155 but later recovered to $160. The speed of the move indicates this to be intentional risk reduction, but not rotation or an accidental slippage. What’s Next…
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