{"id":422675,"date":"2020-05-04T20:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=422675"},"modified":"2020-05-04T16:39:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T16:39:09","slug":"bitcoin-dominance-climbs-leaving-altcoins-vulnerable-to-new-leg-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-dominance-climbs-leaving-altcoins-vulnerable-to-new-leg-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Dominance Climbs, Leaving Altcoins Vulnerable to New Leg Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin<\/a> dominance broke down recently from a long-term trend line, potentially signaling that an altcoin season would soon be upon us.<\/p>\n However, Bitcoin’s latest surge ahead of its halving has caused BTC dominance to reclaim the trend line, leaving altcoins vulnerable to another devastating leg down.<\/p>\n Last night’s weekly close for altcoins may have been the most important in crypto market history, but unfortunately for altcoins, Bitcoin<\/a>‘s latest explosive rally has caused BTC dominance to do what it does best and dominate altcoins like Ethereum and XRP.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Altcoins Face The Most Important Weekly Close in Crypto History<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Weeks ago, Bitcoin dominance lost a key trend line<\/a> that has been valid and respected since 2018 when the crypto hype bubble popped, and the altcoins across the board deflated.<\/p>\n Bitcoin<\/a> fell by 84% to its bottom and has nearly regained half of the lost ground. Altcoins, however, are still down by 90% or more in most cases. Many dropped by over 99%.<\/p>\n The recent surge in altcoins, combined with a massive surge in trading volume and BTC dominance losing a critical line gave hope to altcoin bag holders that the next alt season could cause these battered and beaten altcoins to shine with stimulus checks coming in.<\/p>\n However, BTC dominance losing the line<\/a> appears to be a false breakdown from an even larger formation \u2013 a formation that could leave altcoins vulnerable to another leg down.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BTC dominance not only has reclaimed the key level<\/a>, but it appears to have formed a massive, multi-year ascending triangle<\/a>.<\/p>\n These powerful bullish patterns typically break upward, but not oftentimes experience a false breakdown prior to the final breakout direction.<\/p>\n They’re most often found as continuation patterns but can form at bottoms just as it did when Bitcoin was trading at $3,200. It was this type of pattern that sent Bitcoin from those lows to over $13,000.<\/p>\n Making matters worse, on the total crypto market cap price chart sans BTC, the total altcoin market cap can be seen reaching downtrend resistance, yet failing to close a candle outside of the deadly trend line that has kept their prices in a downtrend for over tw0 years.<\/p>\n Bitcoin’s halving is in less than two weeks, and the volatility expected surrounding the event could spell disaster for altcoins, that typically respond poorly to Bitcoin surging or crashing.<\/p>\nBTC Dominance Reclaims Lost Trend Line, Alts May Be In Trouble<\/h2>\n
Bitcoin Dominance Forms Ascending Triangle, Is This For Altcoins?<\/h2>\n
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