{"id":382277,"date":"2019-05-15T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T00:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=382277"},"modified":"2019-05-14T18:37:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T18:37:31","slug":"altcoin-trader-bitcoin-bear-bull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/altcoin-trader-bitcoin-bear-bull\/","title":{"rendered":"Altcoin Trader: Alt Bitcoin Bear Cycle Almost Over, 600% Gains During Bull Cycle Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Bitcoin<\/a> has the entire crypto world watching in shock and awe<\/a> as the seemingly unstoppable rally continues<\/a>, its crypto cousins in the altcoin market have only further dropped relative to their BTC ratio.<\/p>\n

However, according to previous altcoin\/BTC bear cycles, an end to the carnage may be in sight. And once the bearish momentum eases up, the following uptrend has brought investors over 600% gains once altcoins join Bitcoin in a bull run.<\/p>\n

Altcoin Bear Cycle Coming to a Close as Drawdown Nears Peak<\/h2>\n

Due to Bitcoin being paired with altcoins on most exchanges, the two crypto asset types have a closely tied relationship between one another, however, the relationship between altcoins and their big brother Bitcoin is a confusing one. At times, they rise and fall in a completely correlated way<\/a>, while other times they appear to grow or decline inverse from one another.<\/p>\n

As soon as Bitcoin broke through resistance at $4,200 at the start of April, causing the crypto asset to rally nearly 100% to over $8,300, altcoins diverged<\/a>, and hard. While Bitcoin rose, most altcoins fell<\/a> significantly in their ratios relative to BTC.<\/p>\n

Related Reading | Experienced Altcoin Trader Outlines Expectations For Bitcoin and Alt Bull Cycles<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While Bitcoin has went on to set new yearly highs, altcoins continue to set new yearly lows in their BTC ratios. The total altcoin market cap drawdown has been 66.5% so far, according to experienced altcoin trader Nik Patel<\/a>, who is the author of the book an Altcoin Trader\u2019s Handbook<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Couple of fun facts:<\/p>\n

– Of the previous 4 ALTBTC bear cycles, the average drawdown has been 69.7%. The current drawdown of this ALTBTC bear cycle is 66.5%.<\/p>\n

– The average growth experienced across the past 5 ALTBTC bull cycles was 617%.<\/p>\n

— Nik (@cointradernik) May 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n