Altcoins Just Hit a 3-Year Low? … Could This Chart Predict the Next Altcoin Season?
If you've been watching the crypto market lately, you've probably noticed altcoins taking a serious beating. In this video, Brian walks through a set of TradingView charts that most analysts overlook — and what they might be telling us about where the altcoin market goes next.
Why the "Total" Chart Isn't Telling You the Whole Story
Most crypto watchers start with the TOTAL market cap chart — and that's fine as a starting point. It currently sits around $2.4 trillion and includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and everything else. But if you want to understand what altcoins specifically are doing, you need to go deeper.
TOTAL2 removes Bitcoin from the equation, useful because many analysts consider Bitcoin a store of value rather than a utility token. TOTAL3 removes both Bitcoin and Ethereum. Each step gives you a cleaner picture of what the broader altcoin market is actually doing — and right now, none of those pictures look particularly strong.
The Charts Most People Aren't Watching — OTHERS and Total2ES
The two charts Brian highlights in this video are ones you won't hear about on most crypto podcasts. The first is OTHERS, which represents roughly the top 125 cryptocurrencies minus the top 10. This strips out the mega-cap dominators and gives you a raw read on mid and smaller cap altcoins. Currently, OTHERS is sitting at levels not seen since 2022–2023 — years ago.
The second is Total2ES, which takes the top 125, removes Bitcoin and removes stablecoins. Stablecoins matter here because they aren't altcoins — they're just digital dollars. Removing them gives you a truer picture of actual crypto utility tokens. Both OTHERS and Total2ES are telling a very similar story right now: RSI on the weekly chart is hovering around 30, a level last seen during the 2022 bear market lows.
If you're using TradingView to track these charts, both tickers are available by typing them directly into the search bar.
What RSI at 30 on the Weekly Actually Means
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is a momentum indicator. When it's above 70 on the weekly chart, the market is considered overbought. When it drops toward 30, the market is considered oversold. Brian is careful to point out this is not investment advice — but historically, weekly RSI near 30 has coincided with significant market lows, not peaks.
The last time OTHERS and Total2ES were at these RSI levels was 2022. That was nearly four years ago. The altcoin market cap as measured by Total2ES is currently around $600 billion — down from $1.4 trillion as recently as September 2025. That's more than a 50% drawdown in under six months.
The Gold Comparison — Is Crypto Still Undervalued?
One of the more thought-provoking points in the video involves gold. Gold's total market cap is approximately $37 trillion. Bitcoin's is around $1.3 trillion. If you believe both assets serve as stores of value, the gap between them represents a significant amount of capital that has not yet rotated into crypto. That comparison alone puts the $600 billion altcoin market into perspective — it's extraordinarily small relative to traditional asset classes.
Brian's broader point: consolidation is coming. Not every cryptocurrency will survive, just as not every dot-com company survived the early 2000s. But the ones with genuine utility — real use cases in lending, compute, file storage, and more — may be the ones worth watching during a period like this.
If you want to go deeper on how to evaluate altcoins, read through the resources at CryptoSchool.cc or join the community at skool.com/crypto-profit where Brian breaks down charts and setups weekly. If you're thinking about holding crypto for the long term in a tax-advantaged account, check out iTrustCapital — there's still time to make prior-year IRA contributions.
This article is educational and does not constitute financial or investment advice.
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