Altcoin Season Is Expected to Kick Off Sooner Than Anticipated

Altcoin season, a period when alternative cryptocurrencies outperform the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is expected to kick off earlier than anticipated.

The crypto market is showing signs of a shift in tone, with the potential for altcoin season to kick off earlier than anticipated.

As we’re deep into 2025, we’re still awaiting that long-anticipated altcoin season. Hopes were high after Donald Trump’s inauguration last December and the 2024 Bitcoin halving. But with the macro bearish waves persisting, it seems like we might be able to adjust our thinking a bit.

After the shakeout phase—a period when investors exit the market—President Donald Trump announced a tariff on Chinese goods, a move that the broader crypto market has been critical of, highlighting its potential to negatively affect the cryptocurrency market. However, the analyst is taking an interesting stance. Using economic pressure to influence the Feds, the President is likely staging “one last shakeout,” which could, in turn, result in record-breaking market highs for digital currencies and the traditional finance market.

The analyst further explained that capitals will later rotate to altcoins, thereby fueling an altcoin bull rally. However, with the macro bearish waves persisting, it seems like we might be able to adjust our thinking a bit. After the shakeout phase—a period when investors exit the market—President Donald Trump announced a tariff on Chinese goods, a move that the broader crypto market has been critical of, highlighting its potential to negatively affect the cryptocurrency market. But using economic pressure to influence the Feds, the President is likely staging “one last shakeout,” which could, in turn, result in record-breaking market highs for digital currencies and the traditional finance market.

The analyst observed that Bitcoin still has room to run before passing the torch to altcoins—a move that could kick off any moment now.

“BTC dominance usually hits a key 70% zone before peaking for every market cycle. But with the macro bearish waves persisting, it seems like we might be able to adjust our thinking a bit. After the shakeout phase, we get a +C PI report, Trump announces tariffs on China, and the Feds intervene to lower rates. This is President Trump staging one last desperate move to shake out the market and get the Feds to act. And if we zoom out further, we might be able to see even bigger trends at play.”

The weekend has kicked off with the crypto market successfully shedding off weekly losses. Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin sits above the $95,292 price levels—a critical position that places the asset on the path to $100,000.

Meanwhile, leading altcoins XRP, ETH, and SOL, which have experienced a decent week, are closing with weekly gains of 6.87%, 13.67%, and 14.46%, respectively.