Altseason is the phase when altcoins outperform Bitcoin, and traders are starting to wonder if it is already underway. Analysts track five major signs to spot this shift and three of them are now showing clear momentum.
1. Bitcoin Dominance Is Dropping
Bitcoin dominance, which measures BTC’s share of the total crypto market, is falling from around 65 percent in mid-2025 to roughly 58–60 percent. Coinbase confirms this trend, and analysts note that cracking below 60 percent historically marks the start of capital rotation into altcoins.
Status: Confirmed.
2. Ethereum Outperforming Bitcoin
Ethereum’s performance against Bitcoin is another classic altseason trigger. In the last 30 days, ETH gained 46 percent while BTC barely moved. Over 90 days, ETH is up 71 percent compared to BTC’s 11 percent. Institutional flows and ETF demand are accelerating Ethereum’s leadership role.
Status: Confirmed.
3. Bitcoin Price Holding Steady
Altcoins usually thrive when Bitcoin trades sideways, not when it crashes or surges too fast. Right now, there is not enough clear evidence that BTC price action is stable enough to fully support an altcoin breakout.
Status: Not confirmed.
4. Altcoin Market Cap Needs a Clean Breakout
The total altcoin market cap (known as the Total2 chart) has climbed more than 50 percent since July, but it has not yet broken a major resistance level. Technical analysis shows the uptrend forming, but not finalized.
Status: Not yet filled.
5. Big Coins Seeing More Volume
Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and other large-cap coins are attracting higher trading activity. This suggests early rotation into altcoins, but a broad surge across all altcoins has not yet appeared.
Status: Partially confirmed.
