DeFi Tokens Soar: ONDO, AERO, and PENDLE Lead Massive Crypto Recovery Rally

DeFi's heavyweights just flipped the script—ONDO, AERO, and PENDLE aren't just bouncing back; they're leading a full-blown rally.

Market Momentum Shifts

Forget sideways action. These tokens ripped through resistance levels like they were outdated regulation. ONDO's structure held firm while AERO caught updrafts from recent protocol upgrades. PENDLE? It just did what PENDLE does—print.

Institutional Money Talks

Real yield narratives finally cut through the noise. Traders piled into positions that actually generate cash flow—not just speculative vaporware. The smart money bypassed meme coin mania and went straight for tokens with actual utility.

Technical Breakouts Confirm Strength

Charts don't lie. Clean breaks above key moving averages signaled this wasn't another fakeout pump. Volume confirmed the move—no empty rallies here.

DeFi Summer Vibes Return

The sector's looking healthier than a banker's bonus during quantitative easing. Protocols actually building through the bear market now reap the rewards. Meanwhile, traditional finance still can't decide whether to ban us or buy us.

Retail interest sparks in DeFi tokens

CoinGlass data shows that the Open Interest (OI) of ONDO, AERO, and PENDLE has increased by 20%, 16% and 12% in the last 24 hours, reaching $607.98 million, $102.59 million, and $149.34 million, respectively. This increase in capital inflow of DeFi token derivatives suggests that the retail demand has increased as traders anticipate the ongoing recovery run to follow through. 

DeFi Tokens Open Interest. Source: CoinGlass

Ondo gains traction amid a Bullish Cross

Ondo holds a steady rise above the $1.00 psychological level, extending the gains for the sixth consecutive day. At the time of writing, ONDO appreciates nearly 2% on Friday, targeting the 50% retracement level at $1.17, which is retraced between the December 15 close at $2.04 to the June 22 close at $0.62.

A clean push above this level could extend the rally to the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level at $1.33. 

Adding to the rally, the rising 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) has crossed above the 200-day EMA, suggesting that the short-term recovery has outpaced the prevailing trend. This crossover is generally called a Bullish Cross, and sidelined investors could consider this a buy signal.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) and its signal line surge above the zero line, with a subsequent rise in green histogram bars suggesting an increase in bullish momentum. Furthermore, the Relative Strength Index  (RSI) at 67 sustains an upward trend, targeting the overbought zone, which indicates a heightened buying pressure.

ONDO/USDT daily price chart.

Looking down, a potential flip in ONDO’s uptrend could result in the retest of the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level at $1.02. 

Aerodrome Finance eyes recovery amid bullish shift in momentum 

Aerodrome Finance edges higher by 1% at press time on Friday, advancing on the bounce off from the 50-day EMA. The DeFi token targets the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement level at $1.48, which is drawn from the $2.33 high of December 12 to the $0.28 low from April 7, at $1.04. 

The momentum indicators on the daily chart signal a positive shift in AERO’s price trend as the RSI crosses above the halfway line, reaching 57, which indicates a rise in buying activity with further room for growth. 

Additionally, the MACD converges with its signal line, hinting at a potential crossover as the red histogram bars decline. If MACD crosses above its signal lines, it WOULD indicate a resurgence of bullish momentum.

AERO/USDT daily price chart.

On the flip side, if AERO reverses to the downside, it could extend the decline to the 50-day EMA at $1.12.

Pendle struggles to extend the recovery 

Pendle edges lower by nearly 2% at the time of writing on Friday, following an 11% gain on Thursday, which extended the reversal from a support trendline on the daily chart. The uptrend targets the $5.59 level, last tested on August 26. 

A clean push above this level could reach the $6.30 level, marked by the December 16 close. 

The MACD crossing above its signal line triggers a buy signal as bullish momentum resurfaces. The RSI at 56 hovers above the halfway line, indicating a rise in buying pressure. 

PENDLE/USDT daily price chart.

On the downside, if Pendle extends the intraday pullback, it could test the 50-day EMA at $4.81.