According to the source, Aster leads perpetual DEXs by 24-hour trading volume at $42.88B, followed by Lighter at $5.75B and Hyperliquid at $4.61B; the ranking highlights current liquidity concentration across on-chain derivatives venues. Source: the provided X post.

According to @EauDoon, early spot buyers entered around $0.20–$0.40 and mid entries were around $0.40–$0.70, with these bands later proving important in the move, creating clear reference levels for traders (source: @EauDoon). Perpetuals first launched on Lighter at $0.70 with funding at 0.2% per hour, driving a move to $0.80 before a dip to $0.60, marking the first major pullback low (source: @EauDoon). Aster DEX perps followed with 0.2% funding, opening at $0.75 and dropping to $0.53, establishing the deepest retrace in the sequence (source: @EauDoon). Binance listed $ASTER perps next, with price reaching $1 before pulling back to $0.60 on Binance and $0.87 on other venues, while Binance funding ranged 0.3%–0.4%, indicating elevated long costs during the listing phase (source: @EauDoon). Above $1, $ASTER showed consistent low-timeframe profit taking and pullbacks, underscoring active two-way flow rather than a straight-line rally (source: @EauDoon). Throughout the advance, large swings and exchange dislocations pressured holders to deleverage, trigger stop losses, realize profits early, or absorb steep funding, explaining why sustained positioning was difficult despite upside, according to the author (source: @EauDoon).