The crypto market is still under pressure after the latest FOMC meeting. The Federal Reserve delivered its third 25 bps rate cut of the year, but the tone that followed was more cautious than expected. Inflation risks and slower growth signals have kept prices weak across most major assets. Despite this pullback, crypto whales are quietly adding to their positions.

Their buying has focused on three tokens that show early signs of rebound or breakout setups.

Aster (ASTER)

Aster’s price has slipped almost 4% in the past 24 hours, extending its month-on-month losses to about 14%. Yet whales are moving in the opposite direction.

Their holdings jumped 7.35% over the past day, adding about 4.59 million ASTER, worth roughly $4.22 million at the current price. What’s interesting is that ASTER is one of those rare coins that saw whale buying both before and after the FOMC decision.

This buying stands out because the chart shows a technical setup that may help explain why whales stepped in.

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Between November 3 and December 11, the ASTER price formed a higher low, while the RSI made a lower low. RSI, or Relative Strength Index, measures the strength of buying and selling. When the price rises but RSI falls, this creates a hidden bullish divergence. It usually signals that selling pressure is fading, even if the chart still looks weak on the surface.

Aster showed the same pattern between November 3 and December 1. That divergence produced a bounce of almost 22%. The current setup looks similar, and whales may be positioning for the same kind of rebound.

For upside continuation, Aster needs a clean daily close above $1.08, the level where the last bounce stalled. If it breaks that line, the price can aim for $1.25 and $1.40, which match the next major resistances.

If the structure weakens instead, the downside is clear too. A daily close below $0.88 would break the rising structure and weaken whale conviction. Under that floor, ASTER may revisit $0.81 or lower.

Maple Finance (SYRUP)

Maple Finance (SYRUP) is still down about 2.2% in the past 24 hours and nearly 40% over the past month. Even with this weakness, crypto whales continued building positions. Normal whale wallets increased their holdings by 3.86% in the past day, while mega whales increased their stash by 4.9%, taking their total to 1.1 billion SYRUP.

That 4.9% jump means mega whales added roughly 51.4 million SYRUP, worth about $14.4 million at the current price. The fresh accumulation comes right after the slightly hawkish FOMC tone, which makes the buying move more interesting.

Whales seem to be counting on the $0.23 support to hold. SYRUP touched this level several times since early December. It has not broken once, which may be the reason whales stepped in. The token has been moving in a broad $0.23 to $0.31 range, with its last support test on December 4.

Momentum gives a short-term boost. Between December 9 and December 11, the price made a lower low while the RSI made a higher low. RSI, or Relative Strength Index, measures buying and selling strength. When price drops but RSI rises, it forms a bullish divergence. On lower time frames, this usually points to a bounce even during a wider downtrend.

If a bounce forms, the first target is $0.31, the ceiling that has rejected every move since December 6. A clear break above $0.31 opens the path to $0.39 and $0.48.

But if the SYRUP price loses $0.23, the whale conviction weakens. A breakdown there exposes open downside and likely resets the setup.

Pudgy Penguins (PENGU)

Pudgy Penguins is down almost 10% in the past 24 hours, but crypto whales continue to buy through the dip. Whale wallets increased their holdings by 5.25%, taking their total stash to 1.18 billion PENGU. That increase means whales added about 58.9 million PENGU.

Top 100 addresses or mega whales also showed steady accumulation. Their holdings rose 2.85% in the past day, lifting their combined stash to 76.95 billion PENGU. That comes to an addition of about 2.13 billion tokens, worth close to $21.3 million at today’s price. For a token that just slipped double digits, this kind of synchronized whale and mega whale buying is rare.

The PENGU price chart explains why the whales continue to load up. Pudgy Penguins is forming an inverse head and shoulders pattern on the daily timeframe. This is a bullish reversal setup that often forms when a downtrend is losing pressure. The neckline sits near $0.014, and because it is sloping upward, it signals improving buyer-aligned structure even before a breakout forms.

Whales may be betting on that breakout. If PENGU closes above $0.014, the pattern’s height projects a move of roughly 35%, which places the upside target near $0.019. That is likely the reason large wallets are entering despite the price weakness.

But the pattern has clear invalidation levels. If Pudgy Penguins loses $0.010, the setup weakens. A drop under $0.009 fully invalidates the pattern and removes the bullish projection. For now, as long as PENGU holds above $0.010, the inverse head and shoulders remains in play, and crypto whales look prepared for a possible breakout.

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XRP price has tested patience for weeks. The coin is down about 18% over the last month and nearly 4% in the past 24 hours. It has spent most of its time stuck inside a tight range, making the past few weeks feel flat and frustrating.

But the latest move shows something that the earlier attempts did not. A chart signal and a shift in holder behavior now point to a bounce that might finally have enough support to hold.

A New Signal Shows That Buyers Might Be Returning

XRP has been trading between $2.28 and $1.98 since late November. This range shows that buyers and sellers have been evenly matched. But the lower side of this range recently produced something new. The price touched the bottom trend line of a symmetrical triangle. A symmetrical triangle forms when buyers and sellers slow down at the same pace, which often signals an aggresive move.

The first strong clue comes from the volume trend. Between December 6 and December 11, the price made a lower low, but the On-Balance Volume (OBV) made a higher low.

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OBV measures whether volume is flowing in or out of a coin. When price drops but OBV rises, it shows hidden accumulation. This usually means someone is buying the dips even while the chart looks weak. That is the first sign that a bounce attempt might surface.

This combination of the triangle support and the OBV divergence hints that early buying pressure is returning.

Why This Bounce Could Finally Hold If Selling Pressure Keeps Fading

A clean bounce, if it happens, also needs lower selling pressure. Long-term holders, often the strongest group in any coin, have reduced their selling sharply. On December 3, they were moving out 101,083,156 XRP. By December 10, that number dropped to 51,157,301 XRP. That is about a 49% reduction. They are still net sellers, but the selling pressure is softening at a noticeable pace.

The most interesting, third clue, comes from the fastest-moving wallets. These short-term XRP holders often sell into every bounce and kill momentum. But this time, they are cutting the supply. That is evident via the HODL waves metric, which shows supply held based on cohort age.

The 24-hour cohort held 1.89% of the supply on December 2. By December 10, that had dropped to just 0.22%.

The one-day to one-week cohort peaked at 3.88% on December 4 and has dropped to 1.24% as of December 10. This removes the speculative pressure that usually weakens rebounds.

When long-term holders sell less and very short-term holders (speculative money) exit the market, it allows price bounces to sustain.

XRP Price Levels That Will Confirm or Break the XRP Bounce

XRP trades near $2.00 and is still inside the broader $2.28 to $1.98 range. For the bounce to gain strength, XRP needs to clear $2.17 first. That level, about 8.37% higher, is the checkpoint that decides the next push. A daily close above it improves the odds of testing the top of the range.

A move above $2.28 would confirm a range break. That would allow the XRP price to aim higher, finally.

On the downside, the risk is close. A daily candle close under $1.98 weakens the entire bullish setup. If that breaks, the chart opens a path toward $1.88. That is the next major support.

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Bitcoin price has extended its correction after the FOMC rate cut. The coin is down about 13% over the past 30 days and almost 4% in the past week. The move still fits inside a slow, grinding corrective phase since the October peak.

But two on-chain shifts now show something that did not appear at any point earlier in this downturn. These signals suggest the correction could be close to a turn — if Bitcoin delivers the push it needs.

Two Metrics Now Point Toward a Possible Turn

Short-term capitulation is showing up clearly now. CryptoQuant’s realized profit-and-loss data shows short-term Bitcoin holders are still deep in losses. This usually happens near the end of a correction, not the middle, because panicked selling at a loss often marks late-stage exhaustion.

BTC Short-Term Holders are Still in a Pain Zone

“Structurally, these deep loss pockets usually show up closer to the late stages of a correction than the early ones.” – By @IT_Tech_PL pic.twitter.com/bw39CfxGh6

— CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) December 11, 2025

This fits with what shows up on HODL Waves.

HODL Waves measure how much Bitcoin each “age band” holds — from very new coins to very old ones. It shows which groups are accumulating or selling. The one-day to one-week cohort held 6.2% of the supply in late November. By December 10, they held only 2%.

That is a massive 68% drop and signals heavy short-term selling, the kind that often completes a correction rather than starts a new one. Plus, this cohort dumping also pushes speculative money out of the asset.

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The next signal comes from Exchange Net Position Change, which tracks how many coins move into or out of exchanges each day.

On November 27, net flows were +5,103 BTC (coins moving in).

By December 10, the flows flipped to –43,292 BTC, a flip of more than 8.4x from inflows to outflows.

A similar shift happened between September 17 and September 25. After that flip, Bitcoin rallied toward its all-time high above $126,000, per CoinGecko.

Now the same combination — short-term capitulation plus strong outflows — is forming again. Together, they create the cleanest trend-shift setup of this entire correction.

Bitcoin Price Needs a 4% Push to Break Out?

If these signals are pointing to a turn, the Bitcoin price chart needs to confirm it. The Bitcoin price has been moving inside a symmetrical triangle on the daily chart. A symmetrical triangle forms when buyers and sellers slow at the same pace. Each side has only two touch points, which makes both trend lines weak. A small push can break the entire setup on either side.

That push is clear: Bitcoin needs a daily close above $94,140, which is only about a 4% move from current levels. This level overlaps with both the horizontal resistance and the upper edge of the triangle. A clean breakout opens the path toward $97,320 and then $101,850.

On the downside, the nearest risk level is $90,180. A daily close under it weakens the bullish case. If that breaks, $87,010 is the next major support. Losing that exposes $80,640, where the broader bullish idea breaks.

Right now, the setup is neutral but improving. Short-term capitulation and heavy outflows give the Bitcoin price a chance to end its correction — but only if it delivers that 4% breakout.

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