Bitcoin Breaks Free, Altcoins Take the Stage – Steady Lads

The crypto market is emerging from a long lethargy. In its latest weekly review for Steady Lads, the Premium platform of Journal du Coin, professional trader Cara identifies a clear break from the bearish trend. After months of indecision and price compression, buyers are regaining control across all major charts. This comprehensive analysis reviews recent technical breakthroughs and details the setups to watch for capitalizing on this change in polarity. Key points of this article:

• The crypto market has emerged from a prolonged lethargy, marking a clear break from the previous bearish dynamics.

• Bitcoin and Ethereum have confirmed a bullish movement by breaking key resistances, signaling a transition phase towards a potential bull run.

The crypto market soars in just a few days: TOTAL ES and Bitcoin under the microscope {#h-the-crypto-market-soars-in-just-a-few-days-total-es-and-bitcoin-under-the-microscope}

The global market capitalization excluding stablecoins breaks through a major strategic level. The Total ES index validates a clear break from its weekly bearish trend line before hitting resistance from April 2026.

This pivotal zone historically separates prolonged downturn phases from expansion cycles. On a daily basis, the market absorbs the momentum through sideways consolidation without notable selling pressure. This lack of deep retracement indicates solid accumulation above previous technical ceilings. For Cara, the recovery of the bull run is situated above the gray zone -- Source: Steady Lads

On its part, Bitcoin confirms this movement by simultaneously breaking free from its resistance trendline and a key horizontal level. On the four-hour timeframe, prices are stagnating near recent highs instead of correcting.

Meanwhile, the dominance of stablecoins has reached a critical support level corresponding to its low point from last year. The anticipated break of this technical threshold will reinject available liquidity into crypto assets, thus accelerating the transition towards a sustainable bullish phase. A very nice breakout for the king of cryptos, breaking the old resistance on a weekly basis -- Source: Steady Lads

Ethereum and Altcoins Benefit from the Improvement {#h-ethereum-and-altcoins-benefit-from-the-improvement}

Ethereum displays a particularly robust structure by settling directly above its resistance turned support. The second-largest capitalization maintains the level of $2,400 on hourly data while its relative strength indicator has already completed its deflation.

On the ETH/BTC pair, the price consolidates below the 0.032 BTC zone after starting its rebound. This configuration suggests superior behavior of large capitalizations during the upcoming capital rotations. Ethereum is consolidating above the former resistance at $2,450 -- Source: Steady Lads

The altcoin market is also showing signs of emancipation against dollar and bitcoin pairs. The market capitalization of altcoins breaks free from a month of sideways stagnation towards its higher technical target.

The global pair against Bitcoin is forming a higher low than the previous one while breaking its bearish structure from above. This gradual reversal of relative strength validates the realignment of flows towards secondary assets.

The weekly close above historical resistances confirms the end of the corrective phase. The maintenance of current supports directs the market towards a continuation of buying momentum in the upcoming sessions. Bull trap? Return of the bull market? There is no room for beliefs in this market; only graphical analysis can provide certainties. And to access Cara's analysis, the Steady Lads teams invite you here.

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Allocation as of 24.08.26:
💵 Stablecoins: 22% --- 💰 Cryptos: 68%

Cara recently took profits on half of one of her positions, approaching a major resistance. The amount released is going back into cash, raising the cash share from 14% to 22% of the portfolio. The rest of the exposure is currently maintained, with no changes to the other open positions.

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