Can AltCoins go against the larger trend and actually pump nicely during a bear market ?..
If the team has prepared a decent update, then such news will necessarily entail an increase in the price of the coin. The same applies to news about partnerships with large companies, as well as the listing of coins on major cryptocurrency exchanges, which usually entail a short-term pump.
Just like it happen to Shiba Inu, prices went up as they got listed in Binance exchanges. It was such a pumping factor that the majority of the projects that exists were missing. It could be practical to invest in them, yet we can just ignore any possible scams that exist as it already happen. Binance and many other (reputable exchanges ) delist tokens/coins due to incapability and devaluation.
Considering the current situation, only a slim chance that altcoins will pump with their own, many could be in the influence of manipulation.