Bitcoin analysis

Bitcoin dominance risks violating key level Bitcoin bulls kept momentum hot into the end of the week’s Wall Street trading as BTC/USD sealed new 19-month highs of $44,729 on Bitstamp on Dec. 8. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a subsequent return below the $44,000 mark, with Bitcoin cementing itself in an intraday range. TradingView For Hyland however, there are more sinister signs that the bull run may be in trouble after robust 60% gains since the start of October. The smoking gun, he says, lies in Bitcoin’s share of the overall crypto market cap. “Dominance is rolling over as per the bear divergence that was noted. Has given back all the gains from the move up the other day,” he wrote in the X post. “If it breaks and closes below 51.81 it would be the first lower low in over a year and an end to the uptrend, along with a likely top put in.” Bitcoin crypto market cap dominance annotated chart. Source: Matthew Hyland/X Hyland referred to the recent spike in Bitcoin dominance, which on Dec. 6 hit 55.26% — its highest level since April 2021. A swift turnaround saw upside progress unwind, with dominance at 53.4% at the time of writing. Bitcoin crypto market cap dominance 1-week chart. Source: TradingView Altcoins extend intraday gains Others believe that such a dominance reversal will allow altcoins to commence a major rally of their own — a phenomenon commonly known as “altseason.”image