According to @CryptoMichNL, altcoins remain in the longest bear market in history and market conditions are still terrible, based on his X post dated Aug 30, 2025 (source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Aug 30, 2025). He reports his altcoin portfolio is down more than 50%, highlighting continued underperformance and weak sentiment in the altcoin segment (source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Aug 30, 2025). He asks when the trend will turn but provides no timeframe or catalysts in the post, indicating timing for an altcoin run remains uncertain (source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Aug 30, 2025).

According to @CryptoMichNL, a strong breakdown in BTC dominance typically includes interim bounces, and those countertrend rallies are optimal windows to rotate buys back into altcoins for better entries, source: @CryptoMichNL, Aug 16, 2025. For traders, this implies anchoring altcoin accumulation to BTC.D bounces within a broader downtrend in dominance to capture relative strength shifts away from BTC, source: @CryptoMichNL, Aug 16, 2025.

According to Cas Abbé (@cas_abbe), the anticipated Altseason, where altcoins outperform Bitcoin, has not occurred since 2021 despite brief 2-3 week pumps followed by deeper corrections (source: Twitter, May 3, 2025). Abbé highlights that historical data shows true Altseason begins when Bitcoin dominance declines sharply—currently, BTC dominance remains high, indicating the conditions for a sustained Altcoin rally are not yet present. Traders are advised to monitor Bitcoin dominance charts and on-chain flows for early signals of Altseason, rather than reacting to short-term altcoin pumps (source: Twitter, May 3, 2025).