AAVE at $135, are you going to chase it?
Let's look at the surface first: from $85 to $144, a 70% surge in two weeks.
Up 50-60% in the past week, 45-50% in a month, TVL broke through $30 billion (Q3 growth 30%), V4 deposits soared from 50 million to hundreds of millions. Price stands above all medium and long-term moving averages, structure has completely turned bullish. The spring of DeFi is back, don't miss out. While you're hesitating whether to chase, it has fallen back from 144 to 135.
First thing: The founder said "Liquidity is back," and this time he might not be lying.
One sentence from Stani Kulechov, and the market got excited. But slogans alone don't work—the data is proving him right:
Aave protocol's total deposits surpassed $30 billion, with 30% growth since Q3
Active loans about $10 billion, V4 deposits surged from 50 million to hundreds of millions in months
Clearing low-yield chains and markets ($98 million deposit optimization), capital efficiency is improving
Second thing: The buyback mechanism is coming, AAVE might become an "asset supported by cash flow."
The team confirmed they are developing an automated buyback mechanism—protocol revenue plus GHO stablecoin revenue, part of which will be used to buy back AAVE.
Aave itself is already making money (lending spread, liquidation fees, GHO interest)
Previously, profits went to the treasury, now part will be used directly to buy tokens
This is the Web3 version of "stock buybacks," and it will be executed automatically at the protocol level
If implemented, AAVE will transform from a "governance token" into an "asset supported by real buy orders."
Third thing: The technical side has reached a point where calm is necessary.
Weekly chart rose from 85 to 144, a 70% increase in two weeks. RSI entered overbought zone (above 80), 4H/1H charts show high-level consolidation after accelerated upward attack.
Volume increased and stabilized above 140, main uptrend continues, targets 157-160 or even 180. If it breaks below 130, a pullback to 120-125 is a healthy correction and shakeout.
Bull vs. bear, you decide
On one side:
TVL broke $30 billion, Q3 growth 30%, real capital inflow
Automated buyback mechanism advancing, AAVE will have real buy order support
MC/TVL only 0.12, valuation seriously undervalued
V4 multi-chain expansion + RWA layout, institutional capital channels opening
On the other side:
70% rise in two weeks, RSI overbought, short-term overheating
140-145 resisted three times, profit-taking needs digestion
If macro interest rate hike expectations rise, high-beta DeFi will be hit first
If BTC fails to hold $75,000, AAVE will inevitably follow with a pullback
Key levels
Resistance above: 140-145 → 148-150 → 157-160 → 180
Support below: 130-132 → 120-125 (strong support) → 110-115
Trading strategy
Short-term players:
Wait for a pullback to 128-132 to lightly go long, stop loss below 125, target 140-145. If it breaks below 130 with volume, short hedge with target near 120.
Swing traders:
Place orders in 120-125 area in batches, stop loss 110-115, targets 150-160, then 180.
Long-term believers:
Buy the dip below 120 with eyes closed. Aave is the absolute leader in DeFi, MC/TVL seriously undervalued + buyback expectations + RWA catalyst, target 300+ by 2027. If BTC breaks 75,000, reduce positions and observe first.
Aave now is like UNI in summer 2020—
99% thought "DeFi is dead," but when liquidity returned, the leader tripled.
On the day 140 breaks through, you will realize:
It’s not that DeFi is failing, it’s that you only ask if you can chase after it has already risen.
What is your AAVE cost?
At 135, do you dare to get on board?
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