My thoughts on the Market..

Like or not #Bitcoin is now in a different era to the rest of crypto. (maybe it always has been). Now more than ever BTC will mimic the stock market. It has been rubber stamped as a legitimate asset class with ETF's

How does this effect altcoins?

#Altcoins are like stocks on the russell 2000 index. If the big boys do well and are looking over extended then it gets a bid. In timing of excess liquidity in the markets people search for greater returns and they can pump. Same goes for altcoins. They are oscillators at best. 

In 2020/21 we had the perfect storm, a once in a generation injection of liquidity (covid stimulus etc) and a fraction of the amount of coins, on top of low rates. money was cheap

Fast forward to 2025 we have 5-10x the amount of coins with global inflation, higher rates and a strong USD. However we have seen an altseason in 2023/24 with some riduculous gains been made on alot of altcoins. Many of thought this was just the warm up to the real event in the post halving year and yet thus far its been a failure.

What Next?

I believe q1 will be tricky for altcoins even if we $BTC reaches fresh new highs. If traditional markets can hold up we may see more favourable conditions later in the year. At some point the US FED does need to start expanding its balance sheet, and life should become a little easier for our favourite sh*tcoins. I'm playing Q1 cautiously but optimistically at the same time.

Volume has dropped off on cexs and dexs. Nice steady volume increases will be the first sign that there is still plenty left in the tank and I shall be adding to positions then. Until then, I wouldn't recommend spending too much time on x,  just go chill at the beach, or play pickleball like me!!
#Bitcoin #Altcoins #BTC