Altcoin season typically occurs when Bitcoin's price stabilizes or its dominance declines, leading to investor interest shifting to alternative cryptocurrencies and altcoins. In other words, there's still time left; Bitcoin has begun to rise, made a new breakthrough, and has a long way to go. Altcoins are still very active these days, and they continue to trend in the red. When Bitcoin rises, altcoins also tend to fall in the red. But those investments will eventually come. New financial instruments, such as Bitcoin spot ETFs, launched in 2024, could disrupt traditional trading cycles. Institutional investors' easy access to Bitcoin could delay this cycle by shifting capital flows away from altcoins.