🚨 Q1 2026 COULD BE BULLISH FOR
$BTC AND ALTS.
Here's why:
1) Fresh capital gets deployed at the start of the year
Every January, hedge funds, asset managers, and institutions put new money to work.
That happens every single year.
Right now, most traditional assets already look crowded:
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#GOLD is near all-time highs
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#Silver is near highs
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#stock indices are near highs
While
#bitcoin and many altcoins are still below their all time highs.
To institutions, that matters.
When liquidity expands, money looks for assets that are not already overvalued.
Crypto fits that profile.
Even a small reallocation from large funds can move prices quickly because crypto markets are still relatively small.
2) December selling often turns into January buying
A lot of selling at the end of the year has nothing to do with fear.
It’s tax-loss harvesting.
Investors sell losing positions in December to lock in losses.
Then, in January, they buy back the same exposure.
For example, someone sells Bitcoin in December while it’s down on the year.
In early January, they re enter the same position.
Selling pressure disappears.
Buying pressure returns.
When many participants do this at the same time, it creates a real shift in demand.
That transition has fueled strong Q1 moves in crypto before.
3) Bitcoin’s cycle and key technical level
Bitcoin has been following a 4-year market cycle.
In the last cycle, Bitcoin fell from 69k to 32k.
Then it rallied around $48k and reclaimed the 50-week EMA.
Today, the 50-week EMA is near $98,200.
If Bitcoin repeats this pattern in Q1 2026, a move toward $100-$102k is realistic, a 18%+ rally from current levels.
What happens to altcoins if that plays out?
Historically:
• A 20% BTC move often leads to 35-40% upside in ETH and large caps.
• Smaller altcoins can see 60-80% moves before momentum cools.
This does not mean a full bull market will start.
But a relief rally will make everyone believe bull run is back before another downtrend.