Analyst Alert: Forecast Points to Winter Altseason
A prominent crypto analyst known as Altcoin Sherpa is closely monitoring the altcoin market for potential surges.
He predicts an approaching altseason in the coming months, highlighting December and January as historically strong periods for altcoins.
Altcoin Sherpa’s primary focus is Ethereum (ETH) versus Bitcoin (BTC). He anticipates that a 5% drop in the ETH/BTC value could signify the start of the altseason.
In Altcoin Sherpa’s words, “ETH is gearing up for an altcoin surge. Expect an explosive Q4 or early Q1, typically prime trading times. Keep an eye on the .055 BTC range, as Ethereum is poised to rebound strongly in the ETH/BTC pairing.”
The analyst emphasizes Bitcoin’s historical strength in December and January: “These months are favorable for crypto trading. BTC consistently performs well during this period, even in bear markets, and ETH typically outpaces it. This sets the stage for altseasons.”
Altcoin Sherpa closely watches the Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) chart, which tracks BTC’s overall crypto market cap share. A declining BTC.D indicates that altcoins (in alt/BTC pairs) are outperforming.
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The altseason, according to the analyst, could last for several weeks. He expects Bitcoin’s price to be volatile during this period, with BTC either rising or gradually ascending. Altcoins tend to shine when Bitcoin takes a backseat.
Based on chart analysis, Altcoin Sherpa speculates that Bitcoin may rally above $29,000 this month, experience a mid-November retracement to the $25,000 range, soar to the $32,000 range in December, and revisit the $30,000 level.
Alexander Stefanov
Reporter at CoinsPress
Alex is Editor-in-Chief of Coinspress and co-founder of Millennial Media Group, with nearly a decade of experience covering financial markets - crypto first, then everything else. It started in 2016 with Bitcoin. Like most people at the time, he didn't fully understand it - so he kept digging. Blockchain, tokenomics, the projects, the cycles. That curiosity never stopped, and eventually pulled him into traditional markets too: equities, commodities, macro. Not because he left crypto behind, but because you can't properly understand one without the other. What drives him is straightforward: he wants to know why something is happening, not just that it's happening. Most market coverage stops at the headline - price up, price down, here's a chart. Alex finds that kind of reporting actively unhelpful. If you walk away from an article without understanding the mechanism behind the move, what did you actually learn? He holds a degree in Tourism from New Bulgarian University - not the most obvious path into financial markets, but markets have a way of pulling in people who are simply too curious to stay out. He has authored over 200 in-depth analyses and more than 10,000 articles across crypto and traditional finance. He still thinks every day in markets teaches him something new. That's probably why he hasn't stopped.
