Why does BTC “nudge” while alt dies?

1️⃣ BTC absorbs all liquidity
• BTC moves sideways within a narrow range, no dump, no pump
• But:
• Funding still runs
• Capital remains in BTC
• MM doesn't need to push BTC, just needs to keep it from collapsing
👉 No new money flows into alt → bleed gradually.

2️⃣ No narrative → alt dumps evenly
• When BTC hasn't broken:
• No FOMO reason
• No panic shorting reason
• At this point:
• Holders are exhausted
• Traders see no attractive RR
→ Gradually sell off to shift to BTC / USDT

📌 Alt doesn’t die because it’s bad
📌 Alt dies because it has no reason to live

3️⃣ Classic pattern before market reversal

Typically occurs in this order:
1. BTC sideways, frustrating 😴
2. Alt bleed → sentiment hits bottom
3. BTC breaks range
4. Alt gets a breathing space

👉 Alt is always the victim of phases 1 & 2

Signs for alt to “stop dying”

Just need 1 of these 3:
• BTC clearly breaks 90.5k – 91k
• BTC dumps hard then recovers immediately (reset funding)
• BTC dominance stops rising

Currently: none of these → alt still suffering.

BTC moving sideways is when the market takes oxygen away from alt.
No noise. No collapse.
Just… gradually dying.