As Bitcoin continues to set new 2019 high after high, altcoins across the crypto market continue to bleed out, with many setting new lows relative to their BTC pairings.
With sentiment surrounding altcoins reaching extreme lows, these price levels could present lucrative buying opportunities if Bitcoin can stabilize above $6,000. If the leading crypto by market cap cannot, however, the bearish bloodbath may continue.Altcoins Market At Dangerous Levels as BTC Dominance Spikes
BTC dominance has risen steadily ever since the break of resistance at $4,200, which caused what some day is healthy decoupling between the first ever cryptocurrency and alts, that is considered necessary before a true Bitcoin bull run can begin.
According to crypto analysts, BTC dominance closed the highest it has since September 2018, and has risen as much as ten points over the last month alone. The reverse correlation between Bitcoin and altcoins began after Bitcoin broke $4,200.
Shit coins really living up to their name — #333kByJuly2025 (@CarpeNoctom)
Was literally gonna post something similar but with btc and Cardano. Good looks my friend. — Mayne (@Tradermayne)The same traders believe that altcoins charts are slightly ahead of Bitcoin, and claim that Bitcoin will be next in the agenda for smart money to begin distributing and taking profit from the recent rally. //twitter.com/TheCryptoDog/status/95102218 Others, however, follow the old Baron Rothschild quota of “buy when there is blood in streets,” and believe that altcoins are currently an attractive buy at these levels, that could lead to lucrative trades.
99% of you probably disagree with me and that is great I'm bullish on alts — //Bitcoin 𝕵ack 🐐 (@BTC_JackSparrow)
Warrant Buffet too supports a similar counter-sentiment mindset for investing, suggesting that people should be greedy when others are fearful, but fearful when others are greedy. The perfect example of this strategy paying off can be found in the price charts of none other than Bitcoin itself, showing that the “bottom” was mostly missed by buyers who were too fearful to buy at yearly lows.
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The modern day crypto equivalent of the two quotes would look a little something like this… //twitter.com/cryptohustle/status/29293056?s=12 Now, with the bottom likely behind us, crypto investors will need to find the right entry point to maximize their returns – is that time now that altcoins have reached new lows relative to Bitcoin?
