The First 7 Signals an Altseason Has Started
Most traders only realize altseason has started after prices already 3-5x.
Professionals don’t wait for hype — they watch rotation.
Altseasons are not random pumps. They follow a repeatable liquidity migration:
Bitcoin → Ethereum → Large Caps → Mid Caps → Speculation
Right now the market is still transitioning. But historically, the earliest signals appear weeks before retail notices.
Here are the signals that matter most:
1) Bitcoin dominance starts falling (not crashing)
Altseasons begin when BTC stops attracting new capital — not when it dumps.
2) ETH/BTC quietly trends up
Ethereum is always the bridge between safety and risk.
If ETH leads BTC, the market is preparing to rotate.
3) Large caps outperform ETH
SOL, AVAX, LINK and similar assets move before smaller coins.
This is smart money testing liquidity depth.
4) TOTAL3 market cap turns upward
This tracks all altcoins excluding BTC and ETH.
When it breaks trend — liquidity is expanding.
5) Altcoin Season Index moves from “Bitcoin season” to neutral
The most important phase isn’t 75+.
It’s the move from extreme pessimism toward balance.
6) Volume spreads outward
Instead of one narrative pumping, multiple sectors rise at once: AI, gaming, DeFi, infrastructure.
7) Narratives outperform majors
When smaller sectors start moving faster than large caps, speculation has begun.
What this means:
Altseason doesn’t start when everything pumps. It starts when capital stops hiding in Bitcoin. We are usually weeks early when:
+BTC is stable
+ETH strengthens
+Risk appetite quietly expands
By the time social media agrees — most upside is gone.
Watch rotation, not headlines.
If you want the complete framework and historical thresholds, the full breakdown is available on decentralised.news
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