The recent performance of $ASTER may have been agonizing for many. It falls with the market when it falls, and seems to lag behind when the market rebounds. However, if you look at the long term, what truly determines the price of $ASTER is never static supply or short-term sentiment, but rather its circulation structure and pricing power within the entire DEX sector. Perp DEX's data will inevitably look bad in a bear market or a volatile market, which is normal. But as long as the team continues its work (privacy L1 chain, buybacks, burns), once the market enters a major upward trend and trading volume increases, its valuation will recover very quickly. The odds of holding $ASTER at this point are higher than for most mainstream cryptocurrencies. Since you're building your position in stages, don't obsess over buying at the absolute bottom. Good prices and good sentiment never coexist. Keep holding and wait for the right opportunity.