Live relative-strength data · By CoinNudge Research · Method reviewed 2026-09-09 · Guide updated 2026-09-12 · Live sources · Data observed at · Calculation altcoin-season-1.1 · Auto-refresh about every 3600 seconds
Is crypto in altcoin season today?
Current answer: As of , using Closed Binance USDT spot daily candles for a rolling liquid top-50 universe: 40% of 47 valid liquid altcoins outperformed Bitcoin over the same 90-day window, which CoinNudge labels “Mixed market”. This is completed relative performance, not a forecast.
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Current source-backed snapshot
CoinNudge answers this with one reproducible question: what percentage of the current liquid altcoin sample beat Bitcoin over the same trailing 90 days? The universe comes from the 50 highest-volume native-crypto Binance USDT spot markets after stable-value assets, leveraged tokens, tokenized equities and tokenized commodities are removed. A score of 75 or more is labeled Altcoin season, 25 or less Bitcoin season, and the middle range Mixed market. This is a transparent CoinNudge breadth measure—not a universal industry index or a forecast that altcoins will keep outperforming.
Input documentation: Binance Spot market data · CoinNudge methodology
Observation window: 90-day BTC-relative return; 30-day and 60-day returns shown as context
Calculation cadence: Auto-refresh about every 3600 seconds
Calculation version: altcoin-season-1.1
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| Coin | 90d return | BTC / 90d | Vs BTC | 30d / 60d | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSK | +256.77% | +17.54% | +239.23% | +324.30% / +276.19% | Outperformed |
| RAY | +146.43% | +17.54% | +128.89% | +146.35% / +124.32% | Outperformed |
| UNI | +145.87% | +17.54% | +128.33% | +83.18% / +73.89% | Outperformed |
| PUMP | +139.57% | +17.54% | +122.03% | +29.92% / +149.54% | Outperformed |
| ZEC | +137.62% | +17.54% | +120.08% | +128.77% / +99.02% | Outperformed |
| ETHFI | +114.95% | +17.54% | +97.41% | +60.79% / +80.58% | Outperformed |
| AAVE | +83.67% | +17.54% | +66.13% | +42.80% / +26.88% | Outperformed |
| ENA | +69.32% | +17.54% | +51.78% | +65.58% / +69.52% | Outperformed |
| VTHO | +63.88% | +17.54% | +46.34% | +106.50% / +78.82% | Outperformed |
| ARB | +63.75% | +17.54% | +46.21% | +86.59% / +52.39% | Outperformed |
| KAVA | +57.39% | +17.54% | +39.85% | +79.16% / +61.52% | Outperformed |
| ETH | +46.38% | +17.54% | +28.84% | +33.92% / +33.51% | Outperformed |
| DASH | +42.85% | +17.54% | +25.31% | +79.89% / +60.39% | Outperformed |
| SOL | +42.76% | +17.54% | +25.22% | +33.40% / +30.68% | Outperformed |
| LINK | +40.67% | +17.54% | +23.13% | +29.49% / +37.90% | Outperformed |
| SAGA | +32.39% | +17.54% | +14.85% | +35.72% / +36.90% | Outperformed |
| REZ | +21.23% | +17.54% | +3.69% | +50.04% / +65.51% | Outperformed |
| LTC | +18.19% | +17.54% | +0.65% | +19.75% / +18.19% | Outperformed |
| BNB | +17.96% | +17.54% | +0.42% | +19.14% / +25.04% | Outperformed |
| PEPE | +17.12% | +17.54% | -0.42% | +27.14% / +21.71% | Underperformed |
| XRP | +15.19% | +17.54% | -2.35% | +35.36% / +22.90% | Underperformed |
| INJ | +14.47% | +17.54% | -3.07% | +29.89% / +18.48% | Underperformed |
| ADA | +13.33% | +17.54% | -4.21% | +13.64% / +25.24% | Underperformed |
| POWR | +12.52% | +17.54% | -5.02% | +52.56% / +28.05% | Underperformed |
| STEEM | +10.27% | +17.54% | -7.27% | +36.70% / +22.89% | Underperformed |
| ILV | +9.57% | +17.54% | -7.98% | +32.17% / +21.54% | Underperformed |
| AVAX | +9.00% | +17.54% | -8.54% | +14.62% / +10.27% | Underperformed |
| BCH | +7.45% | +17.54% | -10.09% | +9.58% / -4.39% | Underperformed |
| NEAR | +6.90% | +17.54% | -10.64% | +44.66% / +17.78% | Underperformed |
| ARK | +6.65% | +17.54% | -10.89% | +47.89% / +23.58% | Underperformed |
| TRX | +5.62% | +17.54% | -11.92% | +1.61% / +4.30% | Underperformed |
| PUNDIX | +3.76% | +17.54% | -13.78% | +44.49% / +30.15% | Underperformed |
| DOT | +2.10% | +17.54% | -15.44% | +31.82% / +19.60% | Underperformed |
| FIL | +0.92% | +17.54% | -16.62% | +18.29% / +2.08% | Underperformed |
| THE | -1.72% | +17.54% | -19.26% | +17.53% / +25.05% | Underperformed |
| CVC | -2.81% | +17.54% | -20.36% | +31.28% / +12.71% | Underperformed |
| TRUMP | -4.05% | +17.54% | -21.59% | +42.38% / +27.58% | Underperformed |
| WLFI | -4.34% | +17.54% | -21.88% | +4.18% / -0.17% | Underperformed |
| DOGE | -4.57% | +17.54% | -22.11% | +20.86% / +13.94% | Underperformed |
| ONDO | -5.22% | +17.54% | -22.76% | +4.09% / +10.73% | Underperformed |
| POLYX | -8.40% | +17.54% | -25.94% | +25.34% / +2.49% | Underperformed |
| SUI | -9.72% | +17.54% | -27.27% | +5.16% / -4.91% | Underperformed |
| XPL | -10.64% | +17.54% | -28.18% | +6.17% / -14.14% | Underperformed |
| HOLO | -13.70% | +17.54% | -31.24% | -11.89% / -8.30% | Underperformed |
| TAO | -14.03% | +17.54% | -31.57% | +14.40% / +15.65% | Underperformed |
| AVA | -14.04% | +17.54% | -31.58% | -7.70% / +2.71% | Underperformed |
| WLD | -23.71% | +17.54% | -41.25% | +17.13% / -3.67% | Underperformed |
Current source health
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This is CoinNudge's transparent liquid-market breadth method, not an official or universal Altcoin Season Index. Constituents follow current 24-hour liquidity and survivorship can affect historical comparison.
How to read this page
- The score measures breadth of BTC outperformance, not average altcoin return.
- All comparisons use closed daily candles and the same 90-day window.
- The current liquid sample and valid denominator remain visible.
- A high completed-window score does not promise continued rotation.
What can this page tell you quickly?
- Best for
- Checking whether BTC underperformance is broad across liquid altcoins.
- Primary score
- Share of eligible altcoins beating BTC over 90 closed daily candles.
- Regimes
- 75–100 Altcoin season · 0–25 Bitcoin season · otherwise Mixed.
- Do not infer
- The label is not a buy signal, timing model or universal index.
How is today's altcoin-season score calculated?
CoinNudge first selects the current 50 most liquid eligible Binance USDT spot markets. Bitcoin supplies the benchmark and is not counted as an altcoin. A coin enters the denominator only when both it and BTC have enough closed daily history for the full window.
Every included altcoin receives one vote. A smaller liquid coin beating BTC counts the same as ETH beating BTC because the question is breadth, not how much investable capital sits behind the move.
| Score | Label | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 75–100 | Altcoin season | At least three quarters of the valid sample beat BTC |
| 26–74 | Mixed market | Leadership is split |
| 0–25 | Bitcoin season | At most one quarter beat BTC |
Why use a rolling liquid sample instead of every token?
Thousands of tokens have missing history, negligible trading or short-lived distortions. Including them can make the label depend on markets that users cannot reasonably monitor. A $1 million 24-hour quote-volume floor applies before the top 50 are selected.
Liquidity selection creates survivorship bias: today's successful markets are more likely to have survived the window. Coverage is therefore published and the index is current context rather than a backtest.
- Native crypto spot assets only.
- Current liquidity determines membership.
- Missing 90-day history means exclusion.
- Constituent changes can alter the score.
What does an altcoin-season reading actually tell a trader?
The score answers whether relative strength is dispersed. BTC can rise while the score stays low if most altcoins rise less; BTC can fall while the score rises if altcoins fall less. The label does not say the whole market is profitable.
Use individual rows to see whether outperformance is concentrated. Market breadth, sectors and volume provide separate evidence and should not become one promised opportunity score.
When is an altcoin-season change worth a Telegram alert?
A useful alert identifies the old and new band, sample size, BTC return and count crossing the benchmark—not merely that alt season arrived. Unchanged daily regimes should not generate repeated messages.
Delivery is context for review, never an instruction to rotate an entire portfolio.
Why might this altcoin-season reading differ from another website?
The eligible coins, return window, weighting and treatment of missing history can differ. Compare those definitions before interpreting the score difference as a disagreement about current prices.
This is CoinNudge's disclosed sample calculation, not a universal all-token index. A high score can coexist with negative dollar returns.
- Record the eligible Binance sample and the completed return window.
- Check how many coins have sufficient history and whether each receives an equal vote.
- When studying score changes, distinguish membership changes from new relative outperformance.
What is measured, and what is not?
| Measured claim | Evidence on this page | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| A stated share of the liquid sample beat BTC over 90 days. | Closed daily candles and displayed denominator. | The current sample has survivorship bias. |
| The market is in a named CoinNudge regime. | Published 75 and 25 boundaries. | It is not a universal definition. |
| An altcoin outperformed BTC. | Same-window return subtraction. | Past strength does not ensure future gains. |
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Method and data boundary
Each hour, CoinNudge fixes a current liquidity-ranked sample and reads only closed Binance daily candles. Every eligible altcoin's 90-day return is compared with BTC over the identical window. The index is the number that outperformed BTC divided by all coins with a complete baseline. Thirty-day and 60-day returns are displayed as context but do not change the 90-day score.
Current liquidity determines the sample, so survivorship and constituent changes can affect historical comparisons. This is not BlockchainCenter's index, a market-cap-weighted benchmark or evidence that any coin will rise.
Sources and verification
- Binance Spot market data24-hour quote volume and closed daily USDT spot candles.
- CoinNudge methodologyAsset policy, stale-data behavior and claim boundaries.
Frequently asked questions
What is the index based on?
The share of a liquid altcoin sample that beat BTC over the same 90 closed daily candles.
Is this an official index?
No. There is no universal official index; this page documents the CoinNudge method.
Why can there be fewer than 50 rows?
Coins without a complete 90-day history leave the valid denominator.
Does altcoin season mean prices are rising?
Not necessarily; the score is relative to BTC and both can have negative returns.
How often does it update?
Hourly, while the return inputs use closed daily candles.
Is it a buy signal?
No. It does not evaluate your portfolio, entry or risk tolerance.
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