Revolution in Crypto Market: Altcoins Poised for Breakthrough
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Emerging Trends in Altcoin Market
The OTHERS D index, which monitors the cryptocurrency market capitalization excluding the top 10 digital currencies, indicates a potential shift away from Bitcoin and its large-cap counterparts. While Bitcoin has maintained a stronghold for several months, new technical analyses suggest that the tide may soon turn in favor of altcoins.
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Biweekly Breakout Indicates Momentum Shift
Recent technical analysis highlights a noteworthy transition in the flow of capital towards altcoins outside the top 10 by market value. Leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana have faced price pressures, allowing smaller-cap altcoins to gain relative strength. Although this shift hasn’t yet manifested in explosive price increases, it is evident in the dominance metrics.
The OTHERS D index reflects this subtle shift in dominance. At the beginning of 2026, the index was below 5%, but it has since ascended, recently surpassing 7%. The latest biweekly candlestick positions dominance at approximately 7.6%, challenging a descending resistance trendline that previously halted breakout attempts.
This development coincides with a break above a downward-sloping resistance trendline in the Relative Strength Index (RSI). Notably, a crypto analyst known as RickUntZ on social media platform X observed this trend.
The analyst highlighted that the recent biweekly breakout signals a confirmed trend shift in altcoin dominance. The dominance chart has formed a higher low off a multi-year support band, followed by an upward push challenging overhead resistance.
The horizontal zone between 7.5% and 8% has historically served as both support and resistance. Each time this region is reclaimed, it has preceded extended periods where altcoins gain ground against Bitcoin.
Monitoring Resistance for Confirmation
Despite the improved market structure, the aforementioned resistance remains significant. This resistance level previously rejected altcoin dominance in the latter half of 2025. However, the analyst notes that the three-week trend is showing positive signs.
Currently, Bitcoin holds a market dominance of 58.1%. While a decisive Bitcoin breakout might temporarily suppress the OTHERS D, expectations persist that altcoins will outperform Bitcoin. Once this level of dominance is overcome, it will confirm altcoin outperformance across major time frames for the upcoming months.
Such a movement aligns with the anticipated altcoin season, during which large-cap altcoins like Ethereum, Solana, and XRP are expected to achieve more substantial percentage gains relative to Bitcoin.
Overall market capitalization, excluding Bitcoin, stands at $957 billion. Source: TOTAL2 on Tradingview.com
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