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<p>Lighter price slid sharply after breaking a key support level below, extending its post-launch sell-off and keeping short-term pressure firmly in place.</p>
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   <li>Lighter extended its sell-off after a clear technical breakdown</li>
   <li>Market participation is skewed toward short-term traders rather than long-term holders.</li>
   <li>Momentum indicators are weak, with RSI hovering in oversold territory.</li>
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<p>At press time, LIT was trading at $2.07, down 20% over the past 24 hours. The token has fallen 31% over the past week and is now roughly 73% below its $7.86 all-time high set shortly after launch on Dec. 30. Over the past seven days, prices have ranged between $2.07 and $3.21.</p>
<p>Spot market activity has slowed alongside the drop. Trading volume declined 64% to $15 million, pointing to reduced demand as the price slipped below its former support.</p>
<p>Derivatives tell a more active story. According to CoinGlass <a href="https://www.coinglass.com/currencies/LIGHTER" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">data</a>, perpetual trading volume jumped nearly 118% to $21 million, while open interest climbed 47% to $1.69 million.</p>
<p>The increases suggest that most positioning is focused on short-term momentum rather than taking on longer-term exposure.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="buybacks-fail-to-boost-price">Buybacks fail to boost price</h2>
<p>Lighter is a perpetual DEX based on Ethereum that offers on-chain execution and zero-fee trading. After raising $68 million in a round headed by Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital, which valued the business at $1.5 billion, the project <a href="https://crypto.news/lighter-dex-launches-lit-token-airdop-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">unveiled</a> its LIT token in late 2025.</p>
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<p>In early January, LIT saw a brief push higher, climbing toward $2.89 after Lighter launched a treasury <a href="https://crypto.news/lighter-price-jumps-16-percent-lit-buyback-live-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">buyback</a> program that directs 50% of protocol fees toward repurchasing tokens.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A brief rebound after the announcement was mostly fueled by whale wallet activity. The momentum quickly faded as early holders sold and sector-wide rotation started to affect the price.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Lighter has expanded its product line to include tokenized stock offerings like MSTR and CRCL, as well as multi-signature wallet support. These updates strengthen the platform’s longer-term <a href="https://crypto.news/lighter-surpasses-hyperliquid-30-day-perps-volume-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">foundation</a>, but so far they haven’t translated into a change in near-term sentiment.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="lighter-price-technical-analysis">Lighter price technical analysis</h2>
<p>Lighter’s 1-hour chart reflects a clear bearish structure. Price has posted lower highs and lower lows since failing near the $3.10–$3.20 zone. Each rebound attempt has stalled sooner than the last, keeping sellers in control.</p>
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<p>LIT is trading below the 50-period moving average near $2.23, which has turned into dynamic resistance and continues to slope downward. There has been little interest in dip-buying as attempts to regain this level have failed.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Instead of tightening, Bollinger Bands are expanding. Price is closing in on the lower band, indicating that the downward momentum is still strong rather than exhausted.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Momentum indicators echo this weakness. The 14-period relative strength index sits near 28, deep in oversold territory. While this increases the odds of a short-term bounce, RSI has struggled to reclaim the 40–45 zone, showing that bearish pressure still dominates.</p>
<p>The $2.30–$2.35 area, which previously acted as a base, has broken cleanly. Price is now leaning on support around $2.00–$2.05, where the lower Bollinger Band and horizontal demand align. A break below $2.00 would expose the token to further downside.</p>
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Lighter price drops 20% as breakdown below $2.30 confirms trend reversal

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