According to @TATrader_Alan, the TOTAL3 weekly chart shows the altcoin market cap approaching the upper line of a rising price channel, signaling an imminent resistance test and heightened altseason momentum, source: @TATrader_Alan on X, Sep 19, 2025. TOTAL3 tracks the crypto market capitalization excluding Bitcoin BTC and Ethereum ETH, so the reaction at this level reflects broad altcoin performance and liquidity rotation, source: TradingView symbol CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL3 instrument description. Traders often monitor weekly channel breakouts or rejections for trend confirmation and risk management, watching for a weekly close beyond resistance or a rejection back into the channel, source: Investopedia articles on price channels and trendlines.

According to @rovercrc, the altcoin market cap is about to explode, signaling a bullish sentiment shift for altcoins (source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 15, 2025). The post does not provide a timeframe, metrics, or charts to validate the call, so it functions as a sentiment headline rather than a data-backed signal (source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 15, 2025). Traders should treat this as unverified until corroborated by independent market confirmation, as no evidence was supplied in the source post (source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 15, 2025).

According to @AltcoinGordon, Bitcoin dominance is falling while the altcoin market cap is printing new highs, signaling that an altseason could be starting. Source: @AltcoinGordon on X Traders typically confirm this setup by checking BTC.D trending lower alongside weekly breakouts in TOTAL2 or TOTAL3, which are standard market-cap indices used by market participants. Source: TradingView market cap indices and Binance Academy overview of Bitcoin dominance Rotation approaches often begin with high-liquidity large-cap alts and then expand to mid-caps if BTC price remains stable; when BTC volatility spikes, altcoins often underperform. Source: Binance Academy discussion of altcoin risk and Investopedia on volatility and risk management Key confirmation levels include a decisive breakdown of the prior swing low on BTC.D and a sustained weekly close to new highs on TOTAL3 to validate breadth before scaling exposure. Source: TradingView Risk controls such as position sizing and stop-loss placement are essential during cross-asset rotations. Source: Investopedia on position sizing and risk management

According to @ReetikaTrades, the total altcoin market cap has just printed a new all-time high while many market participants remain sidelined awaiting bullish confirmation, highlighting potential opportunity cost for late entries. Source: @ReetikaTrades. Traders can verify the move on TradingView’s TOTAL3 index and monitor three confirmation signals—daily or weekly closes above the prior peak, a downtrend in BTC dominance (BTC.D), and relative strength in ETH/BTC—to gauge continuation and time entries with defined risk. Sources: TradingView; Investopedia (breakout confirmation using candle closes).

According to @rovercrc, a bullish post on X highlighted TOTAL3 with the message "WE'RE ABOUT TO GET RICH" on Sep 13, 2025, indicating strong altcoin sentiment, source: @rovercrc on X. TOTAL3 tracks the total crypto market capitalization excluding BTC and ETH, making it a direct proxy for altcoin market breadth, source: TradingView. For trading, practitioners typically rely on chart confirmation on TOTAL3—rather than social posts—by monitoring trend direction and breakouts, source: TradingView. Common checkpoints before increasing altcoin exposure include TOTAL3 holding above the 200-day moving average, rising volume confirming advances, and funding rates not spiking excessively, source: Binance Academy.

According to the source, altseason tends to perform best when the ISM Manufacturing PMI is above 50 and cites an unusually long period of sub-50 readings as context (source: the source). ISM defines PMI values above 50 as expansion and below 50 as contraction and publishes the index monthly on the first business day at 10:00 ET (source: Institute for Supply Management). For trading, monitor the next PMI print alongside crypto breadth indicators such as Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) and Total3 to confirm rotation into altcoins and adjust beta accordingly (source: TradingView market indices). To validate liquidity tailwinds, cross-check US M2 and financial conditions via the Fed’s H.6 release and the Chicago Fed NFCI before sizing altcoin exposure (source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago).

According to @52kskew, TOTAL3 has reached a new all-time high, signaling broad altcoin strength at the index level. Source: @52kskew on X, Sep 13, 2025. The author adds that profit-taking is pressuring altcoins, creating whipsaw price action on lower timeframes, which traders should factor into intraday risk management. Source: @52kskew on X, Sep 13, 2025. The author notes that sustained lower timeframe trends into next week will require buyers to step in and absorb supply. Source: @52kskew on X, Sep 13, 2025.

According to @rovercrc, a post on Sep 12, 2025 stated Altseason starts now, signaling a bullish call on altcoins. source: https://twitter.com/rovercrc/status/1966573024485769597 Traders typically look for a downtrend in Bitcoin dominance BTC.D to confirm altcoin leadership, as lower dominance corresponds to expanding altcoin market share. source: https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-bitcoin-dominance Breakouts in TOTAL3, the total crypto market cap excluding BTC and ETH, are used to validate broad-based altcoin strength. source: https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/CRYPTOCAP-TOTAL3/ A rising ETH/BTC pair indicates ETH outperforming BTC, a key gauge for relative altcoin strength. source: https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/BINANCE-ETHBTC/

According to @rovercrc, traders are scanning for the next altcoin breakout after his Sept 12, 2025 prompt, underscoring heightened interest in altcoin rotation. Source: https://twitter.com/rovercrc/status/1966512624784564342 Watch Bitcoin dominance via CRYPTOCAP:BTC.D; declining dominance often aligns with stronger altcoin performance, while rising dominance favors BTC. Source: https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-bitcoin-dominance, https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/CRYPTOCAP-BTC.D/ Gauge market breadth with TOTAL3; a breakout and weekly close above prior range highs can validate broad-based altcoin strength. Source: https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/CRYPTOCAP-TOTAL3/, https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/breakout.asp Confirm momentum with derivatives metrics: funding rate flips and rising open interest that align with spot-led buying rather than purely leveraged squeezes. Source: https://www.binance.com/en/support/faq/360033525031, https://www.binance.com/en/support/faq/what-is-open-interest-and-its-importance-in-the-futures-market-360033158811 For coin selection, prioritize chains showing rising active and new addresses alongside steady development activity, then set clear invalidation and position sizing to manage risk. Source: https://academy.glassnode.com/metrics/addresses/active-addresses, https://academy.glassnode.com/metrics/addresses/new-addresses, https://academy.santiment.net/metrics/development-activity, https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/a-beginner-s-guide-to-crypto-risk-management Manage hype risk by watching social-volume spikes that can precede pullbacks and by scaling out into strength as momentum fades. Source: https://academy.santiment.net/metrics/social-volume, https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/5-common-crypto-trading-mistakes

According to @AltcoinGordon, alt season is approaching. source: @AltcoinGordon Altcoin season is commonly defined as a period when at least 75% of the top 50 altcoins outperform BTC over 90 days. source: Blockchain Center Altcoin Season Index For confirmation, traders often monitor BTC Dominance BTC.D and the total crypto market cap excluding BTC and ETH known as TOTAL3. source: TradingView; CoinMarketCap The post provided no timeframe, catalysts, or supporting data, so entries should rely on objective signals from these indicators rather than headlines. source: @AltcoinGordon; TradingView; Blockchain Center Altcoin Season Index

According to @rovercrc, TOTAL3 market cap is testing the upper Bollinger Band and breaking out of a bullish triangle on the chart, signaling a potential momentum shift in altcoins, source: Crypto Rover on X, Sep 10, 2025. @rovercrc states that this is the moment of truth for the move, underscoring an immediate breakout context for the altcoin market cap, source: Crypto Rover on X, Sep 10, 2025.

According to @rovercrc, BTC.D is hinting a massive altseason, signaling potential rotation from BTC to altcoins, source: X post by @rovercrc on Sep 8, 2025. Traders often view a sustained decline in Bitcoin dominance, the BTC.D chart, as confirmation that altcoins are outperforming, source: TradingView symbol BTC.D. The post did not include chart levels, timeframe, or confirmation metrics, so confirmation would require observing BTC.D trending lower alongside strength in ETHBTC and total altcoin market cap ex BTC and ETH often tracked via TOTAL3, source: X post by @rovercrc on Sep 8, 2025 and TradingView symbols ETHBTC and TOTAL3. If BTC.D instead rises, the altseason thesis weakens and BTC could continue to outperform, source: TradingView symbol BTC.D. Traders can consider waiting for clear BTC.D breakdowns with concurrent higher highs in ETHBTC or TOTAL3 before increasing altcoin exposure, source: TradingView symbols BTC.D, ETHBTC, TOTAL3.

According to @rovercrc, Russell 2000 small-cap stocks are moving and exhibit the same cup-and-handle structure as $TOTAL3, highlighting a synchronized breakout setup across equities and altcoins (source: @rovercrc on X, Aug 30, 2025). He frames this alignment as a risk-on season, tying small-cap strength to altcoin market conditions via $TOTAL3 for traders monitoring cross-market momentum (source: @rovercrc on X, Aug 30, 2025).

According to @rovercrc, the altcoin market cap is forming a cup-and-handle pattern that could break out toward above $3 trillion, as shown in his chart shared on X on Aug 24, 2025 (source: Crypto Rover @rovercrc, X/Twitter, 2025-08-24). Traders can watch for a decisive breakout above the handle’s resistance and sustained momentum through the $3 trillion psychological level as confirmation, aligning with cup-and-handle guidelines detailed by William J. O'Neil (source: William J. O'Neil, How to Make Money in Stocks, cup-with-handle breakout criteria). Volume expansion on the breakout and a strong weekly close historically improve reliability for this setup (source: Thomas Bulkowski, ThePatternSite.com, Cup with Handle pattern statistics). A failure back below the handle low often invalidates the pattern and can be used as a risk marker for position sizing (source: Thomas Bulkowski, ThePatternSite.com, Cup with Handle failure conditions).

According to @rovercrc, once ETH breaks its 2021 all-time high, altcoins will go parabolic. Source: Crypto Rover post on X dated Aug 17, 2025. The 2021 ETH all-time high is near 4.86k USD from Nov 10, 2021, and traders often look for a weekly close with expanding volume above that level to confirm a breakout. Source: TradingView ETHUSD data; Edwards and Magee, Technical Analysis of Stock Trends. Historically, altcoin performance has tended to improve when ETH strengthens, with rotation into large-cap altcoins and a rising ETH/BTC ratio observed during early 2021. Source: Binance Research 2021 market cycle analysis; Kaiko market structure commentary 2021. For trade structuring and risk control, monitor ETH/BTC trend, Total3 which is altcoin market cap excluding BTC and ETH, and derivatives funding and open interest to gauge crowding. Source: Binance Research; CoinGlass derivatives data; Glassnode Insights.

According to @rovercrc, the market has shifted from a Bitcoin season to an Ethereum season, with Altseason expected next, emphasizing patience for rotation timing. Source: @rovercrc on X, Aug 17, 2025. For traders, this maps to a BTC to ETH to altcoins rotation framework, typically confirmed by ETH/BTC strength and broad altcoin outperformance versus BTC. Sources: @rovercrc on X, Aug 17, 2025; Binance Academy, What Is Altseason?; Binance Academy, Bitcoin Dominance. Common validation metrics to watch before rotating into alts include a sustained uptrend in ETH/BTC, declining Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D), and expanding altcoin market capitalization such as TOTAL3 on TradingView. Sources: TradingView symbols ETHBTC, BTC.D, and index TOTAL3; Binance Academy, Bitcoin Dominance.

According to @MilkRoadDaily, Coinbase has officially called for an altcoin season with a forecasted arrival in September 2025, source: @MilkRoadDaily on X dated Aug 15, 2025. For traders, the stated timeline suggests preparing altcoin exposure and risk parameters ahead of early September, source: @MilkRoadDaily on X. Key confirmation signals to monitor include a sustained decline in Bitcoin dominance BTC.D and a breakout in ETH versus BTC ETHBTC, data source: TradingView market indexes. Broader breadth can be tracked via the total crypto market cap excluding BTC and ETH using the CRYPTOCAP TOTAL3 index, data source: TradingView. Liquidity and momentum on U.S. venues can be gauged by spot volumes and spreads across major altcoin pairs on Coinbase Advanced Trade market pages, source: Coinbase Exchange.

According to Cas Abbé, the altcoin market capitalization index has broken out of a four-year consolidation range after multiple failed attempts during 2024 rallies (source: Cas Abbé on X, Aug 14, 2025). According to Cas Abbé, this move suggests alts are now catching a bid, with momentum he indicates could persist, contrasting with prior non-confirmed rallies in 2024 (source: Cas Abbé on X, Aug 14, 2025). According to Cas Abbé, the breakout marks a structural shift he describes as this time is different, making the reclaimed level a key pivot for market participants tracking follow-through (source: Cas Abbé on X, Aug 14, 2025). According to Cas Abbé, no specific tickers or levels were disclosed in the post, and the focus is on the aggregate altcoin market cap chart he shared (source: Cas Abbé on X, Aug 14, 2025).

According to @TATrader_Alan, the crypto total market cap excluding BTC and ETH has stayed within a defined 3-year price channel on the 3-week chart since 2022. Source: @TATrader_Alan on X, Aug 12, 2025. The author adds that altseason may already be about one-third complete, suggesting continued focus on altcoin market breadth while the channel holds. Source: @TATrader_Alan on X, Aug 12, 2025. Traders tracking this measure can reference the TOTAL3 index for charting and level monitoring. Source: TradingView TOTAL3 index.

According to @rovercrc, Bitcoin dominance will crash and an altcoin season is now inevitable, signaling a rotation thesis from BTC to altcoins for active traders. Source: @rovercrc on X, August 11, 2025. According to @rovercrc, this call positions the market for altcoin outperformance, so traders may look for confirmation via ETH/BTC strength and a clear breakdown in the Bitcoin dominance index (BTC.D). Source: @rovercrc on X, August 11, 2025. According to @rovercrc, the post serves as a bullish altcoin signal; traders tracking breadth can monitor alt/BTC pairs and the Total Crypto Market Cap ex-BTC and ETH (TOTAL3) for sustained inflows and trend confirmation. Source: @rovercrc on X, August 11, 2025. According to @rovercrc, no specific levels were provided in the post, so execution-focused traders should wait for objective confirmations on BTC.D and ETH/BTC before sizing into altcoin exposure. Source: @rovercrc on X, August 11, 2025.