Is 2026 The Year of Altcoin Anarchy? 🚀📈

The fourth quarter of 2025 was like that dreadful week of summer you refuse to remember-except the heat was entirely courtesy of crypto’s plummet. 😓

Though the market was wrapped in layers of fear and tweed jackets of caution, some hope-struck analysts are keeping their spirits high. They’ve come up with a trio of hopeful signs that might herald an altcoin extravaganza in 2026.

Bullish Divergences: Plotting the Altcoin Avengers

First up are those oh-so-suspicious bullish divergences on weekly charts. Picture this: while prices are doing all the nosediving, the RSI is hitting the high notes. It’s like watching a teeter-totter where bullishness is firmly on the upswing. Michaël van de Poppe, a perky analyst, has had his eye on this peculiar dance, observing Optimism, Arbitrum, Near, and Avalanche waltzing towards trend reversal. He said, and I paraphrase: “Crypto’s weekly chart is where Web3’s party is happening-not in mundane commodities.” 🥳

The Other Guys Raging to Break Out

Next, let’s talk about the Others.D index-it’s like an indie band that’s about to break out of a six-year rut. This quirky index keeps tabs on the underdogs of the crypto world-the ones who aren’t in the top 10 charmed kitties of market cap. Currently at about 6.88%, analysts are nudging each other, whispering that a breakout could rocket it all the way to 13.77%. Ah, the sweet smell of altcoin aspirations.

Crypto Market Graphic

In the land of Bitcoin Dominance, rejections have been frequent lately. It’s like Bitcoin saying, “Nah, I’m good,” while altcoins are desperately screaming, “Pick me! Pick me!” Remember the last anthem-like rejection in 2021? That one’s still echoing in some gray matter.

BITCOIN DOMINANCE REJECTION = ALTCOIN SEASON? 🔥

📉 $BTC Dominance is getting rejected right now from a multi-year trendline

Similar rejection in 2021 triggered a massive Altcoin Season

Fresh breakdown could send dominance toward the 40% zone#Altcoins #BitcoinDominance 🚀

Volume vs. Price: Altcoin Masquerade

Finally, we descend into the bazaar of volumes on exchanges. Altcoin’s trading volume is definitely keeping the low 5 in its sights, outperforming any past cycles, or so says that sagely on-chain analyst CW8900. Despite the price dive, activity level remains surprisingly robust.

Volume Chart

One must wonder if those elusive whales, with their insatiable appetite, hold the secrets to pricing altitude. CW8900 muses, “While the mainstream excuses itself, the whales circle, dreaming of profits that would make George Plimpton envious.”

Yet, as is the story with altcoins at this theatre, skepticism sells tickets. Crypto Twitter’s not doing cartwheels over future rallies-not yet. Even the Bitget CEO, Gracy Chen, chimed in with a playful shrug, “Altcoin season in 2025 or 2026? Unlikely!”

Though the air is thick with both hope and doubt, only the coming moons will tell if these signals spark an altcoin renaissance or merely wink at us from a distance.

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2026-01-02 09:40