The altcoin market has fallen to its weakest point against Bitcoin in almost five years, raising new questions about whether smaller cryptocurrencies can recover in the current cycle.
The “Others vs Bitcoin” chart has dropped to 0.11, the lowest level since the 2019–2020 bear market. Analysts say this shows how hard altcoins have been hit as Bitcoin continues to dominate the market.
Altcoins now represent only 11% of Bitcoin’s total market cap, a collapse that puts the sector in what as “super deep bear market territory.”
Many altcoins launched in the last three years are down more than 90%. Even older, well-known tokens have suffered heavy losses. Aside from isolated meme-coin rallies, the broader altcoin market has struggled to show any sustained strength.
However, one important development has given altcoin bulls fresh optimism. The “Others vs Bitcoin” chart is forming a massive multi-year falling wedge, a pattern that often signals a bullish reversal.
If this wedge breaks to the upside, the technical target sits near 0.40, meaning a 3x to 4x altcoin rally against Bitcoin.
A similar wedge formed in early 2020 before altcoins surged throughout that bull cycle. Davis says the pattern alone doesn’t guarantee recovery, but combined with improving liquidity conditions and upcoming macro catalysts, it marks the first clear structural setup altcoin traders have watched in years.
Altcoins moved higher over the last 24 hours as the broader market followed Bitcoin’s rise. BTC climbed about 2.37% to $92,711, helping major altcoins like Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin and Cardano push into the green.
Ethereum jumped 6.62% to $3,329, leading the market, while Solana rose 4.41% to $138.97 and Dogecoin gained 4.27% to $0.146. Cardano was one of the strongest performers, up 7.88% to $0.461, and XRP added 1.07% to trade at $2.08.
Analyst Michael Van De that the market now starts to see momentum from these lows. “Strong data coming out of the US on the labor market data, and, since then, prices have been rallying in which $ETH is outperforming $BTC strongly,” the analyst said.
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