{"id":19157,"date":"2025-10-16T12:24:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/?p=19157"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:24:58","slug":"altseason-on-the-horizon-eth-btc-ratio-nearing-critical-support-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/altseason-on-the-horizon-eth-btc-ratio-nearing-critical-support-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Altseason on the Horizon: ETH\/BTC Ratio Nearing Critical Support Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Is Bitcoin Still the Gatekeeper of the Altseason?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Benjamin Cowen, a respected on-chain analyst, the current market phase represents only a “prologue” before the real expansion<\/strong> of altseason. His thesis rests on two essential conditions: Ethereum<\/a> (ETH) must break through and crucially maintain the $5,000 threshold<\/strong> as new support. This dynamic would necessarily imply that Bitcoin (BTC)<\/strong> also establishes a new all-time high (ATH)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cowen reminds us that during each previous bull cycle<\/strong>, Bitcoin<\/a> dominance (BTC.D)<\/strong> typically increases when BTC climbs toward new highs. It’s only after this dominance peak<\/strong> that capital truly begins to flow massively toward altcoins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The only way to get an ALT season is for BTC.D to increase first when BTC reaches new highs,” the analyst emphasizes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Analyst AG nuances this view, however, by pointing out that the Bitcoin<\/a> dominance peak<\/strong> doesn’t necessarily coincide with its price peak<\/strong>. Historically, BTC.D tends to drop by about 30%<\/strong> from its highest point once Bitcoin reaches its ATH. According to AG, the cycle peak<\/strong> could already be reached around 65% dominance<\/strong> by June 2025<\/strong>, which would leave the door open for a massive rotation toward altcoins<\/strong>, even if Bitcoin consolidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, BTC.D approaches 59%<\/strong>, while the Altcoin Season Index has dropped below 75 points<\/strong>. These indicators confirm that altcoins are significantly underperforming and fuel fears of a significant delay in the altseason. Some analysts even suggest that the true “alt season” is currently happening not in crypto tokens, but in stocks of publicly traded crypto companies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hey Ben, what about this?

2017:
#BTC<\/a> toped out on Dec 17 and in the following month $ETH<\/a> went up by 88%

2021:
#BTC<\/a> topped out on Apr 14 and in the following month $ETH<\/a> went up by 79%

IF we are in the final stages of the cycle and
$BTC<\/a> has already topped, $ETH<\/a> has about a\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Y1JQMG7BOB<\/a><\/p>— CryptoBullet (@CryptoBullet1) October 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>