Key Takeaways
The altcoin market has been showing surprising strength during the latest crypto crash, forming bullish structures while Bitcoin continues to struggle.
A clear double bottom on the Altcoin Market Cap and weakening Bitcoin dominance are creating hopes for an altcoin season.
With several major cryptos sitting at key support zones, a breakout could lead to a rally to end the year.
The Altocin market cap has fared better than Bitcoin during the recent crypto market crash.
This is evident in the fact that the altcoin cap formed a double bottom pattern in November, rather than creating a lower low.
The double bottom is a bullish pattern, strengthened by the fact that it is combined with bullish divergences in the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD).
If the altcoin market moves into the channel’s upper portion, it will likely encounter resistance at $940 billion.

However, until it breaks out from that, the correction will not be over. If a breakout occurs, the next resistance will be at $1.03 trillion, created by the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement resistance level and another horizontal resistance area.
While the bullish signals suggest that the altcoin market will reach the channel’s resistance, they cannot yet predict a breakout.
Sentiment on crypto X is naturally leaning toward despair, considering the significant decline in altcoins over the past few months.
The fact that the stablecoin supply is dropping for the first time in years is another cause for worry.
Route2FI still believes that something is going on behind the scenes, suggesting:
Ever since the October 10 liquidation, the market has been trading as if something’s gone seriously wrong, but the dead body hasn’t turned up yet.
However, there are still optimists remaining on X. Nishant Bhardwaj stated that even though Bitcoin fell from $104,000 to below $90,000, most altcoins are at the same levels as before the crash, setting the stage for an altcoin season in the final months of 2025.
Ash Crypto shares similar thoughts, suggesting that altcoins have outperformed Bitcoin despite the latter’s decline, as evidenced by the falling Bitcoin dominance rate.
Binance CEO Richard Teng urged people to remain calm, as volatility is part of the journey, and only fundamentals matter.
Let’s examine the Bitcoin dominance chart to see if there is any chance of an altcoin outperforming the rest of the year.
The Bitcoin dominance chart fell by nearly 10% between July and September.
It began a notable bounce afterward, increasing alongside an ascending support trend line.
However, the Oct. 10 upper wick (red icon) marked the top of the rally, validating the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement resistance level.
Afterward, the BTCD created a lower high, combined with bearish divergence, in November and subsequently crashed.

This week, Bitcoin’s dominance fell below the ascending support trend line and has nearly returned to the 58.50% support area.
During this decline, the RSI and MACD have fallen well into bearish territory.
The reaction to the 58.50% support area will be key. Since that is the final support before new lows, whether the Bitcoin dominance bounces or not is key for the entire future trend’s direction.
Due to the decreasing dominance of Bitcoin, several altcoins have formed bullish patterns and could experience a surge soon.
First is Solana, which is creating a bullish engulfing candlestick today, while the price trades inside a descending wedge.
Although the RSI and MACD have not generated bullish divergences, the price of SOL trades within a critical support level at $135.

Since SOL is also at the wedge’s support, an upward movement to its resistance and possible breakout are likely. Then, a breakout from the wedge will confirm that the correction has ended.
ASTER is another cryptocurrency that could explode, as it has already broken out of its corrective pattern. The ASTER price currently trades inside an ascending parallel channel and has moved into its upper portion.
If ASTER continues to increase, the next resistance will be between $1.44 and $1.64, a Fibonacci, horizontal, and diagonal resistance.

The final altcoin with a relatively bullish formation is SPX. While the memecoin has yet to break out from its diagonal resistance, the price of SPX has generated a triple bullish divergence in the RSI and MACD.
Often, these divergences can lead to a bullish trend reversal, which could occur in the next few days.

If the SPX price breaks out, the next resistance will be at $0.61 to $0.65, created by the 0.5-0.618 Fibonacci retracement resistance levels.
Altcoins are starting to show early signs of life, just as Bitcoin’s dominance loses critical support, opening the door for a potential rotation.
SOL, ASTER, and SPX are among the few cryptos showing real strength, each forming patterns that often lead to significant breakouts.
While nothing is confirmed yet, the combination of bullish divergences, patterns, and improving altcoin structure suggests a rally could happen soon.
So, the setup for a year-end minor altcoin season remains on the table.