I think the price of altcoin will not be able to go up if the price of bitcoin is still like this, the price of bitcoin must go up then the price of altcoin will also go up, even though only at least the price of altcoin can go up to 50% if there is good news.
altcoin can ride with the ability of pumps that they do themselves like BNB some time ago. all platforms must think of ways to pump their own coins on the market and not expect that there will be a pump that works for the altcoin season as a whole. because of such a time we certainly need a high increase in demand in the market.
Are we saying stable coins are not investable? The reliance on bitcoin pump price will not continue to help the space, It is huge effect to the altcoin this year. I hope we are begin to pair more altcoin with USDT alone while you provide a sustainable token volume trade because of the use case. We can take good profits from staking as we do in our stocks. I believe such process can be accepted by older investors who are scared of the coin's volatility.
If you are just eying for your safety towards volatility then you should trade up stocks and forex. Stable coins usage here on crypto is just like a safe haven for avoiding temporal surge of prices but not necessarily for it to be heavily invested but rather having that kind of sole purpose.Its always been pegged with $1 and it isn't bad to have more direct pairs with it though yet this will give out more options but as we all know that high liquidity or reputation will always be a standard as a consideration to have this kind of pair.
About small alt caps, its a matter or choice and decision yet not all are suitable for long term pumps and most of them end up on becoming a shitcoin.