Avantis (AVNT) and Aster (ASTER) both hit fresh all-time highs on Sept. 21 and 22, marking critical points in their short-term market cycles.
While both tokens showed strong initial momentum, technical indicators flashed early warning signs.
Now, bears have taken over, creating corrective patterns that could lead to new lows by the end of the month.
AVNT, one of the newest entrants in the perpetual DEX space, has already shown signs of cooling after an explosive debut earlier this month.
The token, which launched on Sept. 9, surged in a steady climb inside an ascending wedge pattern, peaking at an all-time high of $2.66 on Sept. 22. But momentum faltered almost immediately, with AVNT unable to extend its rally and slipping lower in the days since.
Avantis’ price increase led to an all-time high of $2.66 on Sept. 22. Despite the high, the price failed to reach a new all-time high and has fallen slightly since.
The Avantis price decrease was preceded by bearish divergences (orange) in the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD).
AVNT will fall to the wedge’s support trend line near $1.70 if the divergences play out.
The wave count suggests that the Avantis price is completing wave A of an A-B-C correction (red), which could eventually take it down to the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement support level.

Since the five-wave increase that led to the high (green) lasted nearly 20 days, the correction will likely continue for at least the rest of September.
A breakdown from the wedge will confirm that the Avantis price is heading lower to complete the second portion of the correction.
The ASTER price movement has similarities with Avantis, showing a breakdown from an ascending parallel channel.
ASTER bounced after the breakdown, stopping the bleeding on Sept. 22.
The upward movement has also been contained inside a short-term ascending parallel channel, which could also lead to a breakdown.

According to the wave count, ASTER is in wave B of an A-B-C correction (red), which is confirmed by a breakdown from the short-term channel.
Afterward, a potential target for the bottom of wave C is at the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement support level at $1.12.
Overall, Avantis and Aster appear to enter corrective phases after their recent highs.
With bearish divergences, the next moves will be critical in confirming longer-term trends.
Whether these corrections deepen or lead to bottoms will likely set the tone for their performance heading into October.