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Your portfolio in 2025: $50K Your portfolio today: $12K What happened? You held during the crash. But sold during the chop. Most people survive the drop. They quit during the boring part.
BTC holding above $95K. ETH still can't break $2.7K with conviction. This divergence matters. When BTC consolidates strong and ETH lags → capital stays defensive. Real alt season needs ETH leading, not following.
BTC/USD BTC lost the major $75K support and is now consolidating around $66K–$68K. This is a weak bounce, not a confirmed reversal. Bullish only above $75K. Risk: If $65K breaks → next major support around $58K–$60K.
ETH/USD ETH lost its key $2,400 support and is now stuck around $1,950. Structure is weaker than BTC. No strong buyers yet. Key levels: Bullish reclaim: $2,400 Risk zone: $1,600–$1,400 Current state: Bearish, still bottoming.
BTC Dominance (BTC.D) BTC.D is sitting near major resistance around 52–53%. This means money is flowing into BTC, not alts. Implication: Altcoins will underperform while BTC.D stays high. Altseason starts when BTC.D drops. Current state: BTC still in control.
ETH/BTC ETH is very weak relative to BTC. Sitting near multi-month lows. No strength signal yet. Implication: BTC remains the safer asset. Altseason not confirmed yet. Current state: Bearish for ETH vs BTC.
GOLD/USD Gold is still in a strong uptrend overall. Currently consolidating after a big move. Holding above key support around $4,500 zone. Implication: Macro uncertainty still high. Risk assets (crypto) may remain volatile. Current state: Bullish long-term, short-term cooling.
Crypto Fear & Greed Index is at 8 (Extreme Fear). Historically, this is where panic peaks and smart money accumulates. Altcoin Season Index sits at 53 - neutral. Not altseason yet, but the transition phase has started. Fear is extreme. Alts are basing. This is how the next expansion begins.
Most traders will underperform this cycle. Not because they don’t know how to trade, but because they’ll refuse to take profit. Every cycle, the same trap: “this one’s different.”
GOLD/USD Gold remains in a strong uptrend, now consolidating after a breakout. Holding above key support → bullish continuation likely. Capital is still favoring stronger, safer assets.
Altcoins vs BTC (Macro chart) Altcoins are sitting near historical bottom zones vs BTC. This is where previous altseasons started. Still early, but positioning phase is forming. Altseason starts when BTC stabilizes and dominance falls.