Analyst Who Nailed October’s Crypto Meltdown Details Three Signals for Start of Altseason
A closely followed crypto analyst says altcoins may start outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) if three events occur in the coming months. In a new interview with host of the Milk Road Macro podcast John Gillen, crypto trader Benjamin Cowen says a new all-time high for Ethereum (ETH) may signal the start of an altseason. “ We need a $5,000 ETH for Ethereum to get to all-time highs … a lot of these major moves in the markets, the ‘altseason,’ typically happen after Ethereum goes to all-time highs – not before. You could argue that one of the reasons altcoins have lagged so much this cycle is because Ethereum only just hit an all-time high back in August. But normally the August high is a local top that then leads to a local low in September or early October.” Cowen also says that for Ethereum to hit at least $5,000, Bitcoin will first need to print new all-time highs, which is possible if the Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) surges. BTC.D track...