The December 9–10 FOMC meeting is drawing intense attention as traders price in a possible 25 bps rate cut, a move that could bring a short burst of liquidity back into risk assets. The crypto market is still moving with caution, slipping about 1.1% ahead of the announcement. Still, some crypto whales are positioning early.
A handful of tokens are seeing a clear pickup in whale accumulation, with some showing rebound or breakout structures on their charts. This piece lists three of them.
Aster (ASTER)
Aster is showing one of the strongest accumulation signals from crypto whales in the past 24 hours. The token is down 4% today and more than 10% over the last month, yet whales have added 11.61% to their holdings, increasing their stash to 44.76 million ASTER at a price near $0.93. This means Aster whales added roughly 4.67 million tokens, priced at almost $4.34 million at current prices.
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Accumulation into weakness is often a sign that whales expect a shift in conditions once the FOMC meeting outcome is known.
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The ASTER price chart offers part of the explanation.
Between November 3 and December 7, Aster’s price formed a higher low, while the RSI (Relative Strength Index) — which tracks momentum — printed a lower low. This creates a hidden bullish divergence, a structure that often signals trend continuation and a fade in selling pressure.
The same pattern appeared between November 3 and November 29, and Aster rallied about 22% afterward. Crypto whales may be placing early bets on a similar reaction if market sentiment turns risk-on after the rate decision.
The ASTER price is also moving inside a tightening triangle pattern, which usually reflects buyer-seller indecision before a larger move. The first level to reclaim is $1.01. A break above that zone opens the path toward $1.08, and a stronger move may push the token toward $1.40.
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But this structure fails if Aster loses $0.89, which would expose $0.84 and invalidate the trend-continuation setup whales appear to be watching.
Pippin (PIPPIN)
Pippin is the second token seeing clear accumulation from crypto whales ahead of the December FOMC meeting. Whales expanded their holdings by 18.2% over the past seven days, bringing their stash to 350.03 million PIPPIN. This means they added roughly 53.9 million PIPPIN, worth about $9.75 million at current prices.
Top 100 addresses (mega whales) have also added to their positions, increasing their holdings by 3.96%. When both whales and major holders accumulate during a cooling phase, it often signals confidence that a new move may form soon.
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The PIPPIN price action supports that view.
Pippin is up 3.06% in the last 24 hours after a quiet week, yet it remains more than 400% higher over the past month. The current structure resembles a bull flag, a continuation pattern that appears when a strong rally pauses. Whales positioning into this consolidation suggests they expect volatility to rise after the FOMC decision.
PiPPIN first needs to reclaim $0.21 and $0.26 to confirm a strong flag breakout. The breakout requires a move above $0.34, which has acted as a firm resistance since Pippin topped. At present, the PIPPIN price has broken out of the upper trendline of the flag, but a clean daily candle close above $0.21 is needed for confirmation.
If PIPPIN slips below $0.14, the structure weakens, and a fall under $0.10 could break the flag pattern completely, exposing deeper support near $0.08. For now, whales appear to be treating this consolidation as an opportunity rather than exhaustion.
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Chainlink (LINK)
Chainlink is the third token seeing steady crypto whale interest ahead of the December FOMC meeting and expected rate cuts. Over the past seven days, LINK whales increased their holdings by 28.93%, raising their stash to 3.78 million LINK. At the current price, this added position is worth roughly $11.5 million.
Top-100 addresses also increased their supply by 0.62%, while exchange balances dropped by 3.09%. These usually hint at increased demand from both whales and retail.
Whale conviction aligns with what the 12-hour chart is showing. LINK is up 12.5% this week, hinting at a short-term uptrend. Between December 7 and 9, the price formed a higher low, but the RSI made a lower low, which is a hidden bullish divergence. Hidden bullish divergence often points to trend continuation because it shows selling pressure is weakening even as the price holds higher levels.
For this structure to play out, LINK needs a clean break above $13.72 with a solid 12-hour close. The more important barrier sits at $14.19, which rejected LINK earlier this week. If this level breaks, LINK could stretch toward $14.95, and above that, the next major resistance is near $16.25.
If the market turns risk-off after the FOMC meeting, the first support to watch is $12.97 at the 0.618 Fibonacci zone. Losing this level exposes $11.75, which has acted as a strong floor since December 1.
Whales are adding aggressively while LINK prints hidden bullish divergence, creating a setup where even a small boost in market liquidity from the FOMC outcome can extend the ongoing uptrend.
