Bitcoin dominance and altcoin-season signals
Capital rotation within the crypto market.
Bitcoin dominance and altcoin-season signals
| Concept | Explanation | |---|---| | Bitcoin dominance | Bitcoin market cap as a percentage of total crypto market cap. | | Dominance breakout | Bitcoin's share moves above a defined resistance level. | | Dominance reversal | Bitcoin's share changes direction after a sustained move. | | Altcoin-season signal | A broad set of non-Bitcoin assets outperforms Bitcoin over a defined window. | | Important limitation | Dominance can change because Bitcoin, altcoins, stablecoins, or supply estimates move differently. |
Rising Bitcoin dominance may reflect rotation toward Bitcoin or broad altcoin weakness. Falling dominance may reflect altcoin strength, stablecoin growth, or Bitcoin underperformance.