I'm sorry but it still doesn't make sense ??

Today as an example a coin was UP in $ but DOWN in BTC - surely if it has gone up in value then it would be " up " full stop ??

Is it because BTC has gone up more ??

Also can you still be in profit even though the pairing is in minus ??

Apologies for these questions but it really would be a huge help to me !!!

Many thanks indeed.