Bitcoin holds steady as Altcoins set up for bounces

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By Aaron Dishner
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My September 30, 2026 read starts with steady Bitcoin, preserves the still-possible stablecoin-dominance bounce and keeps unconfirmed intraday moves below confirmed closes.

Bitcoin is holding steady while the altcoin window stays open

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BTC remains strong bullish above the daily TBO Cloud and has changed very little. A new support fan line comes into play this week, but I do not expect it to have a disastrous effect. My altcoin outlook remains conditional: I expect many ALTs to bounce through the end of the week, and if BTC stays steady into the weekend, those pumps can extend.

Stablecoin dominance can still bounce

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Combined USDT and USDC dominance is still primed for a bullish bounce because the chart has lower lows while RSI has higher lows. That would represent a rise in stablecoin market share, not stablecoin spot price. Even with that pullback risk, my broader focus is buying crypto dips rather than treating a 3% or 20% pullback as a reason to abandon the thesis.

Altcoin dominance remains bullish after Tuesday’s pullback

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OTHERS.D left another red pullback on Tuesday, but I remain bullish and expect it to push up to pierce the long-term resistance line. OTHERS.D measures market share outside the top 10; it is not the OTHERS dollar market-cap chart and it is not a spot-price call.

Broad altcoin market cap remains strong

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TOTALE50, the dollar market-cap chart excluding the top 50, remains strong bullish above the Cloud. Its Slow line and OBV moving average are rising, and its TBT Wave is already above 6. TOTALE100 is similar, but its Wave is only about to move above 6 as of this writing, and a pullback could postpone that move. OTHERS remains very strong bullish, and I would treat a pullback to its Fast line as a dip-buying opportunity.

The dollar wicked above resistance without confirming a close

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DXY wicked above TBO Resistance on Tuesday while RSI extended to 10 confirmed overbought bars. The chart did not show a confirmed close above resistance. A daily close above it would be the strong bullish confirmation signal, and I hope that does not happen.

Monero is holding its Fast line as a bounce candidate

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XMR is another good bounce candidate. It is still holding its Fast line around 539.96, with TBO Resistance around 592.33. I am treating that as a conditional chart watch, not an entry, stop, leverage or execution instruction.

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Aaron Dishner

Co-founder and lead instructor at The Better Traders, Inc., an international crypto education company, and owner of the popular crypto bot trading YouTube channel Moonin Papa, Aaron Dishner serves over 25,000 students across 36 countries as a world-leading bot trader and crypto day trading and swing trading expert. Combining his passion for educational excellence, stemming from a professional teaching background, with his remarkable skill set in crypto trading, Aaron’s mission is to make trading safe and accessible so anyone can learn to benefit from the greatest financial revolution of our time.
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