Jupiter’s $19M buyback program fails to help JUP’s price – What’s next?
What's next for JUP as the price remains sluggish, despite an aggressive buyback program?
- Jupiter’s buyback program has hit $19M with $79M left to go
- However, JUP’s price has remained sluggish, despite the program
Jupiter’s bold $100 million annual buyback program has not benefited JUP traders and holders as some expected. The buyback program announced in February has reportedly acquired $19 million worth of JUP.
However, the token has fallen by 15% from Jupiter’s $0.50 average price for the buyback program, according to a recent report by research firm Pine Analytics.
What capped JUP’s upside?
Pine Analytics noted that JUP’s price may have been capped due to the overall contraction in Q1, citing a sharp drop in on-chain activity in Solana’s DEX (decentralized exchange).
Besides, token dilution may also be blamed for the sluggish price action. In January 2025, 700 million JUP were unlocked (7% of the supply) for the Jupuary airdrop.
Interestingly, about 27% of the overall token supply has been unlocked as of 2025. Over 5 billion JUP are still locked and could dent the price when this supply hits the market.
That being said, the weekly market snapshot revealed a slight accumulation in the first week of May. According to CoinGlass’s Exchange Netflows, over $4M JUP tokens were moved out of exchanges – A sign of modest accumulation.
According to Hyblock, whales trimmed their positions, which coincided with the price decline from $0.5 to $0.41. The $0.41-zone could be a potential short-term support for a bullish reversal.
However, such a recovery might only be feasible if RSI improves and surges above 50 again to demonstrate renewed buying pressure.
