#high-caps

The post Decoding 2026 altcoin cycle: Is capital rotating away from high-caps? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Capital rotation shows no clear signs of leading into a broader altcoin cycle. However, this cycle looks different. On-chain data shows that altcoins are seeing their worst underperformance against Bitcoin [BTC] on record. This suggests that liquidity is not spreading across the altcoin market but instead rotating into a few high-conviction sectors while most assets continue to lag BTC. To put this into perspective, the total altcoin market cap currently sits around $870 billion, up 4% so far in Q3. However, a recent CryptoQuant report shows that 40% of altcoins are still trading below their all-time highs, showing that many assets have failed to recover even as some parts of the market continue to rally. Source: CryptoQuant Looking at it from a different angle, 60% of altcoins are still holding above their previous highs, suggesting that strength remains in specific sect