According to @AltcoinGordon, $ASTER has a concentration of short positions near the 2-dollar level that could be liquidated, making a brief move slightly above $2 likely before a meaningful pullback, source: @AltcoinGordon. According to @AltcoinGordon, the post implies a near-term short-squeeze wick above $2 followed by reversal risk as liquidity is cleared, source: @AltcoinGordon. According to @AltcoinGordon, additional upside today may occur if activity associated with 'CZ' lifts price, source: @AltcoinGordon.

According to @AltcoinGordon, a quant team is closely monitoring how $ASTER reacts to the $2 resistance level, source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 20, 2025. According to @AltcoinGordon, the post identifies $2 as the near-term resistance to watch and highlights interest in the price response at that level, source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 20, 2025. According to @AltcoinGordon, no explicit trade signal, timeframe, or additional levels were provided beyond the focus on the $2 resistance, source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 20, 2025.

According to Michaël van de Poppe, Optimism ($OP) is currently in a consolidation phase but shows signs of waking up. A key confirmation for traders will be if it breaks through the $2 resistance level. Source: Michaël van de Poppe (@CryptoMichNL).