Key Takeaways
Altcoins are stealing the spotlight from Bitcoin (BTC) as the market heads into September, with several cryptos forming bullish setups.
Solana (SOL), XRP, and Litecoin (LTC) show strong technical signals that could position them for explosive moves.
The big question is which of these three altcoins will take the lead and set fresh all-time highs.
Altcoins have outperformed Bitcoin considerably since June, when the Bitcoin Dominance Rate (BTCD) reached its cycle high.
After a 15% percentage drop in Bitcoin’s dominance, the BTC price has barely moved, while several altcoins have reached new all-time highs.
Until now, Ethereum has led, as evidenced by the massive increase in its dominance.
If everything goes as planned, other altcoins will catch up in the second half of the year.
The chart that illustrates this is the crypto market cap that excludes Bitcoin and Ethereum (TOTAL3).
According to the chart, TOTAL3 is consolidating below its all-time high resistance at $1.10 trillion.
The price also follows an ascending support trend line, which could lead to a breakout soon.
If that happens, a new all-time high is likely, which could lead to a parabolic increase.

The wave count suggests that TOTAL3 is in the fourth wave of a five-wave increase, which is shaped like a symmetrical triangle.
Once the triangle ends, TOTAL3 could rally and reach a new all-time high between $1.29 and $1.34 trillion, created by different Fibonacci ratios.
So, altcoins other than Ethereum could soon be due for a significant increase.
Let’s analyze three that can reach new all-time highs in September.
The SOL price trades inside a critical horizontal resistance area, which makes it the riskiest pick out of the three bullish altcoins.
SOL trades inside the long-term horizontal resistance at $208, between the 0.5-0.618 Fibonacci retracement resistance levels.
However, with high risk comes high reward, as the price of Solana has been following a parabolic ascending support trend line since March.
If the SOL price breaks out, it could follow the parabola toward a new all-time high, and get there quickly because of the lack of overhead resistance.

Once it reaches a new all-time high, Solana could surge toward $417, reaching the 1.61 external Fibonacci retracement of the entire drop.
Another reason why Solana is an attractive altcoin is its bullish chart against Ethereum.
Since ETH has been the best-performing altcoin, those that can outperform it are likely to lead the market.
Solana’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) crossed 50 and 0, confirming the bullish trend.
The Litecoin price broke out in July from a long-term descending resistance trend line.
Even though the price could not carry its momentum and break out from the $135 resistance area, all is not lost.
Today, the LTC price attempts to confirm the diagonal resistance as support (green icon).

If successful, another breakout attempt above $135 could follow.
The $135 area is highly critical for the Litecoin price, and a breakout above it could trigger a massive upward movement, taking LTC to $275.
The final altcoin that can be one of the best performers in September is XRP.
The XRP price started a five-wave upward movement (green) in April, and is finishing wave four (black) today.
XRP’s count shows a completed fourth-wave pullback and triangle, confirming that the XRP price is actually in wave four.
If this happens, the ensuing breakout will take the XRP price to a new all-time high.

The first target is between $4.04-$4.53, created by different Fibonacci ratios.
If the XRP prediction transpires, the price will reach a new all-time high.
Altcoins have clearly gained momentum while Bitcoin’s price action remains relatively stagnant.
With Solana testing key resistance, Litecoin preparing for a crucial breakout, and XRP on the verge of a wave-five rally, the stage is set for an altcoin explosion in September.