‘Be on Guard’: Trader Says Altcoin Bounce May Be Temporary, Tracks Bitcoin’s Next Targets

A widely followed crypto analyst and trader is warning that an altcoin market bounce may end up being short-lived.

In a new post, pseudonymous crypto trader Altcoin Sherpa tells his 243,900 followers on the social media platform X that alts may give up gains after bouncing based on historical precedence.

He also says Bitcoin ( BTC ) may soon flip $84,000 into support and that the flagship crypto asset could maintain bullish momentum by breaking through the $89,000 level.

“BTC looks like $84,000 is the first test that is going to break (to the upside) and we’re ok in that department. $89,000 would be my next level of interest overall. Alts looking like they’ll give a temporary bounce but not sure how strong (yet). Be on guard.”

Looking at his chart, the analyst suggests that if Bitcoin can regain $98,703 as support, the flagship crypto asset may print new all-time highs.

However, he warns if $78,167 breaks down as support, Bitcoin may plummet into the $60,000 range.

Bitcoin is trading for $84,154 at time of writing, up 4.6% in the last 24 hours.

The analyst also warns that altcoins like the dogwifhat ( WIF ) memecoin may struggle for a long time to ever regain higher price targets if Bitcoin turns bearish.

“It’s a lot more concerning for sh**coins this go around because BTC might actually be dead for a bit. In the previous drawdown, we had a lot more hope because we assumed BTC still had more upside. If BTC dies to $50,000 or w/e (whatever), these aren’t coming back for a very long time. See WIF.”

WIF is trading for $0.50 at time of writing, up 9.7% in the last 24 hours.

He adds that altcoins may bounce even as they continue to print a bearish lower-high price structure.

“As much as everything is dead and we’re truly in a bear market for altcoins, it’s important to remember that a bounce will come and alts can still do a few x from current levels. Markets don’t move in a straight line down. Bounce coming within the next one to two months in my opinion.”

He shares the two-day chart of Ethereum ( ETH ) to illustrate the historical precedence of an altcoin bouncing amid a larger downtrend.

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