Let's Talk About Altcoins
Decoding Altcoin Cycles: Valuations, Bitcoin Dominance, and Seasonal Timing
Understand why ignoring USD value is crucial for crypto success. Learn the specific market conditions that signal a genuine, sustained altcoin season versus temporary rallies.
Short Summary
- Expect short-term strength for altcoins against Bitcoin through late August, driven primarily by Ethereum's movement.
- Historically, September marks a potential reversal point where Bitcoin dominance reasserts itself following prior trends.
- True, lasting altcoin seasons require specific low valuations (range lows against BTC) that have not yet occurred this cycle.
- Trading decisions must follow the existing market structure, not desired outcomes.
This analysis refocuses altcoin performance away from USD pairs toward Bitcoin and Ethereum valuations. Expect short-term strength against Bitcoin through late August, driven primarily by Ethereum's strength. However, historical data suggests Bitcoin dominance will reclaim strength following September corrections, indicating caution for an overall altcoin cycle peak.
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Top Comments (10)
TLDR: "Alts stay strong and/or rally against BTC for the rest of august ~2 more weeks. Correction by BTC/USD in September will bring ETH below ATHS and bring alts to the range lows by late October/early November at the latest. Larger alt season occurs after, some time in Q4." Took a half an hour to get to this information in the video. My alt coins are doing fine, not sure about everyone else's.
You can’t fool me Ben this is just another btc dominance video
Ben spent 32 mins and 41 seconds to tell us in the nicest way possible that alt season is not yet here.
We're here. Ben's gonna talk about my altcoin.
Omg, dad is about to give us the birds and the bees talk
Ben has been one of the only channels supplying accurate TA throughout this cycle. Figured alts would be crushing it by now but true to form my alt bags suffer and my BTC and ETH bags have out performed tremendously for the most part. Still think alts will have their day in the sun, or at least I hope they will lol. Ben's channel is probably my least favorite to watch (because he doesn't pour sugar in your ear) yet one of the most important channels to listen to. He's out to inform us and not to make friends. I'm very appreciative of this dude for sharing his sobering analysis even when it's unpopular. Thanks Ben
Did Ben clickbait us into watching a Bitcoin Dominance video?!
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Watching Ben helped me preserve my capital while also staying away from shitcoin influencers, which was my biggest mistake in 2024.
20:21 "I'm not talking about your altcoins, I'm sure your altcoins are already outperforming Bitcoin & Ethereum. I'm talking about everyone else's alt." 🤣🤣🤣
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Top Comments (10)
TLDR: "Alts stay strong and/or rally against BTC for the rest of august ~2 more weeks. Correction by BTC/USD in September will bring ETH below ATHS and bring alts to the range lows by late October/early November at the latest. Larger alt season occurs after, some time in Q4." Took a half an hour to get to this information in the video. My alt coins are doing fine, not sure about everyone else's.
You can’t fool me Ben this is just another btc dominance video
Ben spent 32 mins and 41 seconds to tell us in the nicest way possible that alt season is not yet here.
We're here. Ben's gonna talk about my altcoin.
Omg, dad is about to give us the birds and the bees talk
Ben has been one of the only channels supplying accurate TA throughout this cycle. Figured alts would be crushing it by now but true to form my alt bags suffer and my BTC and ETH bags have out performed tremendously for the most part. Still think alts will have their day in the sun, or at least I hope they will lol. Ben's channel is probably my least favorite to watch (because he doesn't pour sugar in your ear) yet one of the most important channels to listen to. He's out to inform us and not to make friends. I'm very appreciative of this dude for sharing his sobering analysis even when it's unpopular. Thanks Ben
Did Ben clickbait us into watching a Bitcoin Dominance video?!
Into The Cryptoverse Premium SALE: https://intothecryptoverse.com
Watching Ben helped me preserve my capital while also staying away from shitcoin influencers, which was my biggest mistake in 2024.
20:21 "I'm not talking about your altcoins, I'm sure your altcoins are already outperforming Bitcoin & Ethereum. I'm talking about everyone else's alt." 🤣🤣🤣