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Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n

The conditions across the crypto markets were strongly bullish. Ethereum approached the $4K resistance, and Bitcoin managed to recover from its retracement to $112k. Yet, there was reason to think altcoins might not be ready for a sustained rally.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ethereum [ETH]<\/a> was closing in on the psychological $4K mark. Toward the end of July, ETH<\/a> bulls faced rejection from $3,941. At press time, the price of the leading altcoin was just a few dollars short of this mark.<\/p>\n

Ethereum faced high selling pressure<\/a> even as it closed in on the nearby psychological round-number resistance.<\/p>\n

On-chain activity was elevated, which could spur demand for ETH and sustain the rally. Demand from institutions and treasury firms was on the rise, and Tom Lee’s $6,000 prediction<\/a> for Ethereum is not outlandish.<\/p>\n

With the selling pressure on Ethereum in mind, AMBCrypto examined the Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D) and the altcoin market capitalization to see if altcoin traders should consider taking profits soon.<\/p>\n

Range formation and warning signs from Bitcoin Dominance<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Altcoin<\/a>
Source: TOTAL2 on TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The altcoin market capitalization has moved within a range since July. This range extended from $1.34 trillion to $1.54 trillion. At the time of writing, TOTAL2 was at $1.5 trillion. It has room to expand slightly before reaching to local range extremes.<\/p>\n

In general, traders should expect a range to continue until it is broken. Betting on a breakout each time the candles approach the extremes could quickly prove disastrous.<\/p>\n

Hence, until we see the altcoin market cap move past $1.54 trillion, traders wouldn’t want to bet on a breakout.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin’s recent bounce from $113.1K this week saw many altcoins surge higher. Led by Ethereum, the sentiment across the crypto space was bullish.<\/p>\n

Therefore, altcoin traders in long positions might want to book profits and wait for the next move.<\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin<\/a>
Source: BTC.D on TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The BTC.D chart has also been range-bound for the past three weeks and is currently sitting at a local support level. A bounce here would indicate that Bitcoin is outperforming altcoins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ethereum is expected to reach new all-time highs, driven by strong corporate demand that continues regardless of price. However, this breakout may not happen immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n

Given current trends in altcoin market cap and BTC dominance, risk-averse traders might prefer to take profits now rather than bet on an imminent breakout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: The information presented does not constitute financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice and is solely the writer\u2019s opinion<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Risk-averse traders can consider taking profits instead of betting on a breakout based on the altcoin market cap and BTC.D trends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":517461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,41,32,18,66,3,23,4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-517447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-altcoins-news","category-analysis","category-ethereum-news","category-hide-cryptopanic","category-new-news","category-news","category-no-home","category-social","category-trading-view"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy the Bitcoin Dominance chart may be warning traders of THIS shift! - AMBCrypto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ethereum has rallied 49% in a month, and this bullish strength saw sizeable gains across the crypto sphere this week.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/why-the-bitcoin-dominance-chart-may-be-warning-traders-of-this-shift\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why the Bitcoin Dominance chart may be warning traders of THIS shift! 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