According to @rovercrc, a cup-and-handle pattern has formed on the total altcoin market cap chart, implying a potential breakout path toward a valuation above $4 trillion if the handle high is reclaimed on rising volume, source: @rovercrc, X, Aug 12, 2025. For trade structuring, classical rules measure the target by adding the cup depth to the breakout point and emphasize confirmation with above-average volume, source: William O'Neil, How to Make Money in Stocks. Risk management typically sets invalidation below the handle low and favors entries only after a decisive close through resistance to reduce false-break risk, source: William O'Neil, How to Make Money in Stocks. Pattern research also warns that cup-and-handle setups can fail without confirmation, reinforcing the need for stops and position sizing, source: Thomas Bulkowski, Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns.