Altcoin season will come once this long bear market is over. The baby bull of first few months of this year was in some selected top coins only so a full blown altseason needs the real bull to be back.
After the end months of the bear market, we will make the first steps towards bull-bear fight zones. The fight will be on the order books and the flash effect will happen more than average market days. The sharks will try to take their table before the opening ceremony at April, right before the halving. Bulls will come back to take control but the concern is how long they will be able to hold the market in an uptrend.