The first quarter of 2025 was dominated by talks from the Altcoin season, as usual in the case of a bull cycle. In previous cycles, capital tends to turn from Bitcoins to other cryptocurrencies, because investors are looking for maximum profit before the arrival of the bear.
However, this year’s history was very different for the cryptocurrency market, while most of the assets of enormous capitalization did not enjoy the same capital rotation evident in previous cycles. The latest data in the chain show that Bitcoin still dominates the cryptographic market, exceeding all Altcoin categories.
Is it time to buy altcoins?
In the post on April 5 on the X platform, a nickname Darkfost analyst common Engaging insight into the performance of all Altcoin categories in relation to the largest cryptocurrency in the world. According to online experts, Altcoin are worse compared to bitcoins in terms of growth of market capitalization.
In his position, Darkfost compared the escalate in Bitcoin market capitalization, Altcoin with enormous capitalization (20 largest altcoins) and altcoin caps from half to the mandate by calculating the difference between their 365-day and 30-day moving medium (mass). According to the analyst, the variability between the 365-day MA and 30-day MA is a growth momentum indicator.
Usually, when the short-term movable (30-day MA) average (30-day) grows faster than the long-term movable average (365-day MA), implies a rapid escalate in market capitalization. On the other hand, the reduced rush of growth is delayed 30-day moving average.
Source: @Darkfost_Coc on X
As observed in the above chart, Bitcoin exceeds altcoins with high capitalization and from medium to lots in terms of market capitalization. Darkfost noticed that this difference in the growth factor reached the level recently observed in October 2023, the period correlated with the tiny Altcoin rally, followed by the domination of BTC.
The analyst also emphasized that when this growth factor becomes negative, he often signals that a powerful correction has occurred. Historically, a negative indicator can be a potential opportunity to buy for investors who want to enter the market.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Quick look
In this letter, the price of BTC is about USD 83,500, which does not reflect significant traffic in the last 24 hours. At the same time, the ETH token was valued at around USD 1,805, unchanged on the last day.
While the most vital cryptocurrency fell by about 15% in the first quarter of 2025, Ethereum lost almost twice its value in the same period. This gap in performance emphasizes how pathetic “King of the Altcoins” in the last few months was.
The price of BTC on the daily timeframe | Source: BTCUSDT chart on TradingView
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