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Nobody is connecting these two charts.
Top chart is altcoins excluding the top 10, which is currently at $193 billion, 60% below its ATH.
The bottom chart is Russell 2000, which hit another new all-time high today.
Now look at the historical pattern carefully.
Q4 2016: Russell bottomed and broke out. Altseason happened in 2017.
Q4 2020: Russell bottomed and broke out again. Altseason happened in 2021.
Q2/2026: Russell bottomed for a third time and is now heading higher. This time it took 5.5 years.
Altcoins have not followed yet and are still struggling.
But here is the pattern. Russell always moves first. Altcoins follow with a delay.
If Russell 2000 continues pushing higher through 2026, altcoins could be next.