Bull Market Money Flow 2025:
BTC>ETH>ALTS>MICROS>REPEAT
This is outdated.
The current money flow cycles are more nuanced, Here's a Full Guideđ§”:
Phase 1: BTC moves first
Same as always: King leads the way, and the market follows once BTC cools off a bit.
2. Cool-off
When Bitcoin consolidates again, the money flows into the major altcoins.
This normally used to be $ETH, but $SOL can also be the first major runner.
You can use DefiLlama to study on-chain activity and position for the better play between the two:
You can use this strategy to compare any major altcoins and study inflows into ecosystems.
This lets you prepare for the next most likely flow of money into altcoins/ midcaps/ microcaps.
Here's how to make money on this:
Go to > CoinGecko/ CoinMarketCap > Select your sector (example DeFi) > Scroll to find altcoins showing strength
The ecosystem coins showing the most strength will pump the hardest. Especially if the sector leader hasn't pumped yet.
Prepare to long these when the sector pumps.
Phase 3: Other Major Alts
SUI, XRP, AAVE, BNB, DOGE, etc.
After ETH /SOL, money flows into other major alts.
But be careful- many might underperform or be late to the party.
Phase 4: Hot narratives
Now that BTC has pumped, ETH/ SOL ecosystems are pumping, and major altcoins are catching a bid,
The next flow of money happens into micro-caps within each ecosystem.
You can easily lose money here, so do this:
Pick 1 ecosystem like DeFi and study the mid-microcaps in the ecosystem.
Then trade the hottest narratives you see on đ to make the most money.
You can also do this for a niche like memecoins, gaming, AI, RWA, etc.
Some narratives will be skipped and leave people trapped.
To catch the market sentiment earlier on a coin,
You can filter coins by mentions or engagement and decide if the market is bullish/ bearish on your watchlist.
Platforms like LunarCrush are great for this:
5. Phase 5: Leftover scraps
The trashiest of coins pump and dump quickly here, like the memecoin pumps in May- July 2024.
If this is unfamiliar territory for you, don't try to catch every 10X pump you see.
It's the easiest way to give profits back to the market.
6. Phase 6: The Reset
Money flows back into BTC
The more mature the market gets, the less predictable these cycles will become.
So don't waste this bull market- you still have time to make life-changing money.
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