Here’s how altcoins could be shaping up for a market reversal

Key Takeaways

What is the current crypto market outlook?

Altcoins were stabilizing above weak levels for buyers as Bitcoin rebounded above $110K.

Will altcoins reverse?

The looming end to the U.S. government shutdown and clearance of excess leverage hinted at a reversal.

In the recent past, the crypto markets have been struggling as the capitalization dipped more and more.

However, since the start of this week, Bitcoin [BTC] appeared to be shifting its course, potentially setting a precedent for the broader market.

Setting Bitcoin aside, altcoins were displaying a couple of factors that hinted at a potential reversal. Despite this, the market remained weak. However, what were the details surrounding this potential?

Assessing the crypto market’s position 

The first metric to assess was the Long/Short Ratio for altcoins. The metric was trending down, with the flash crash taking the value to about 1.4. The result was a decline in buying from a high score of above 2.

While the Long/Short Ratio was trending down, altcoins were sitting above a zone of weak buyers around 1.8. This was an indication of bulls starting to step in.

Source: ChainSpan/X

If this continued, it would be bullish and encouraging for altcoin holders. The Open Interest of the biggest altcoin, Ethereum [ETH], had made a double bottom, suggesting a potential reversal was building.

Altcoins weakening!

While altcoins have been attempting to gain ground, the Altcoin Season Index has dipped to a reading of 40. These altcoins were more oversold than during COVID-19, the FTX crash, and the tariff war ignited by Trump.

The Asian market, who were constantly selling, primarily caused the dip, according to Miles Deutscher. A further dip to 25 or lower would eliminate any possibility of a resurgence in altcoin season.

Interestingly, the value started reversing after hitting 40.

Source: Rekt Fencer

As per a post by analyst Rekt Fencer, this could be the final shakeout before a bullish resurgence. However, this move showed no momentum at the time of writing.

With that in mind, what else hinted at this potential reversal?

Will altcoins reverse or dip more?

The 30% drop in open interest on Bitcoin flushed excess leverage from the market, as altcoins followed BTC in this. At the time, OI was about $35 billion as per Glassnode data.

The decrease meant that the capital flow was neutral, and the market was far less vulnerable to another cascading liquidation.

Additionally, the U.S. government shutdown was about to come to an end on the 7th of November, as per Polymarket. After the dip in the past week, the bets were starting to rise.

In case this ended, it would become bullish for altcoins and BTC. However, the best scenario for this was after the 16th of November.

Source: Polymarket

Altogether, the markets were shaping for a reversal, but there was no certainty when this would happen.