# Altseason is Getting Real: Here's What the Data Says

The altcoin rally just hit a major milestone. **Altseason index jumped to 76/100**—the highest point since December—and everyone's talking about what comes next.

Here's the setup: When **75% of top 50 cryptos beat Bitcoin over 90 days**, that's official altseason. We're there now. Three major indexes all flashing green, and traders aren't sleeping on it.

# # The Numbers That Matter

**Total altcoin market cap (excluding BTC and stablecoins) just hit $1.63T.** That's dangerously close to the all-time high of $1.7T from November 2021. Some are saying once we break through that level, the floodgates open.

What's driving it? Look at today's movers:
- **DOGE**: Up 5%, knocking on $0.25 door
- **AVAX**: +11%, highest since January
- **XLM, LTC, TON, HYPE**: All pumping 3%+ on broad-based demand

# # Why Traders Are Hyped

The sentiment shift is real. Retail is coming back with altcoin ETF excitement, scaling narratives, and memecoin FOMO. One trader called this **"phase 3 of altseason"**—the parabolic move phase where most gains happen.

As one analyst put it: *"Once the altcoin market enters price discovery mode, that's when the wider crowd shows up. And that's when things get interesting."*

The setup is there. The question now is whether we break that $1.7T resistance. If we do, expect the conversation to shift from "is altseason coming?" to "how high can this go?"