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Altcoins Could Fall 30% to 50% if Bitcoin Dominance Keeps Rising, Warns Analyst

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Writer by choice, CryptoCurrency Writer, and Researcher by chance. Currently, focusing on financial news and analysis, as well as cryptocurrency news and data. One may not call me a crypto “Enthusiast” but trust me I'm getting there

Writer by choice, CryptoCurrency Writer, and Researcher by chance. Currently, focusing on financial news and analysis, as well as cryptocurrency news and data. One may not call me a crypto “Enthusiast” but trust me I'm getting there

Writer by choice, CryptoCurrency Writer, and Researcher by chance. Currently, focusing on financial news and analysis, as well as cryptocurrency news and data. One may not call me a crypto “Enthusiast” but trust me I'm getting there

Altcoins may be heading for a correction even if Bitcoin only dips slightly. That’s the warning from Gareth Soloway, chief market strategist at VerifiedInvesting.com, who says the Bitcoin dominance chart is flashing a signal that has preceded major market turns before

Bitcoin dominance measures Bitcoin’s share of the total crypto market. It falls when altcoins outperform, as it has in recent weeks with tokens such as Zcash, Chainlink, Hyperliquid and NEAR posting strong gains

Soloway said many traders assume rising dominance simply means Bitcoin is doing well. In practice, he explained, it often rises because Bitcoin slips a little while altcoins fall much harder

According to Soloway, Bitcoin dominance has broken above a long-running downward trend line. It then dropped back to retest that line, which he described as normal. If it holds above that level, he expects dominance to climb further

That leaves two likely outcomes, in his view

Soloway estimated that a 10% fall in Bitcoin could push it back to the mid-$70,000 range, with altcoins losing 30% to 40%. A deeper 20% correction in Bitcoin could see altcoins drop as much as 50%

He said the level to watch is $81,000. A daily close below it would mean Bitcoin’s current bull flag pattern has failed and could open the way toward $70,000

Soloway said Bitcoin’s short-term chart remains bullish and he still believes the cycle low is in. However, he flagged two concerns: a trend line drawn from earlier lows that is acting as resistance, and a heavy trading zone above the price where many holders who bought earlier may sell to break even

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