Even when Bitcoin performed exceptionally well, the high caps barely moved.
However, that has changed. We see a strong argument for an altcoin rally. How? Let’s see that.
Altcoin Rally vs Dead Cat Bounce: Key Differences Explained
First, how can we differentiate alternative rallies from dead cat bounces? A dead cat bounce occurs when a coin inflates after a period of bearish consolidation. The dead cat bounce is a bull trap and the coin spills after the bounce. The altcoin rally occurs when major alts pump aggressively, cool off, and pump again. Usually this happens after the Bitcoin ATH and a short period of decline.
This is exactly what happened in October. Bitcoin recorded an ATH and in October the entire market suffered. In such situations, sentiment becomes extremely bearish (Extreme Fear), even when the price is good. Sentiment was primarily bullish from May 2025 to October 2025. The sentiment reset occurred on October 4 and since then, sentiment has been bearish (FEAR).
Notably, Bitcoin is still above $100,000, just 25% below its ATH. So the price doesn’t matter here.
Thus, this phase of price action follows the characteristics of the alternative rally, not a dead cat bounce. The first proof? ZEC rally. The ZEC has pumped more than 1,200% since September 2025.
ZEC is NOT a memecoin. It does not belong to any dominant narrative. But he’s pumped 13 times in just 3 months, and counting.
This is what happened with the FET in January 2024.
This is what happened with LTC in 2021.
Alt Rally gains strength as ZEC leads November wave
So we can expect other alternatives to continue pumping in November and December.
The focus is on large caps. We cannot expect institutional money to flow from Bitcoin to ETH and then to major alts. Traditional crypto whales control the alternative market. We saw this with the $PYR pump 160% in one day.
Please note that the $PYR pump does not mean a shift in focus to GameFi. GameFi is a dead story in 2025. The $PYR pump doesn’t imply small cap interest either. These are narratives designed to ensnare retail. Our strategy is to continue to carry out solid projects. These projects will have their own ZEC time in a few weeks.
ZEC is proof that 13x in a large cap is easy even in Q4 2025. No one expected ZEC to move, as it didn’t pump in 2024 or 2025. Likewise, many alts don’t have a VC team or acquisition in the near future. Or better, pieces whose acquisition has been completed. Whales will likely target these parts next. Furthermore, Bitcoin dominance has temporarily deviated from the uptrend. For strong alternative rallies, Bitcoin dominance should be below 57%.
So what is it?
- We believe an alternative rally is now a real possibility.
- ZEC is the leading player in the fourth quarter alternative rally.
- The first narrative, which will then gain momentum, will be the most dominant in this alternative rally. We don’t know what it is. But the good thing is that playing narratives is all about responding to market signals, not preparing in advance.
- Don’t go into old parts expecting ZEC-like miracles. EOS, Tezos, Cardano, Polkadot, Cosmos, etc. are NOT the next ZEC.
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