Deep Dive
1. Technical Breakdown (Bearish Impact)
Overview: ALT trades at $0.0114, below its 30-day SMA ($0.0128) and 200-day EMA ($0.0282). The RSI-14 sits at 40.3 – neither oversold nor bullish. MACD shows minimal upward momentum (histogram: +0.000026).
What this means: The price remains trapped in a descending channel established since October 2025. Until ALT reclaims the $0.0128 resistance (30-day SMA), technical traders see limited upside. Volume (-20% vs prior day) confirms weak conviction.
What to look out for: A sustained break above $0.0128 could signal trend reversal, while failure risks retesting June 2025 lows near $0.0105.
2. Post-Unlock Supply Glut (Bearish Impact)
Overview: On 25 July 2025, AltLayer unlocked 240.54M ALT (6.02% of supply). Historically, unlocks of this magnitude correlate with 5-15% price declines within 30 days (TokenUnlocks).
What this means: Despite occurring months ago, the event likely created residual selling pressure as early investors/teams gradually offload tokens. With only 49.5% of ALT’s 10B max supply circulating, further unlocks remain an overhang.
3. Altcoin Sentiment Erosion (Bearish Impact)
Overview: Bitcoin dominance rose to 59.01% (+0.55% weekly), while the CMC Altcoin Season Index sits at 16 (“Bitcoin Season”).
What this means: Investors are favoring BTC amid regulatory clarity and ETF inflows ($121B AUM). ALT’s 90-day correlation with BTC stands at 0.82 – when BTC stalls, alts like ALT face amplified selling.
Conclusion
ALT’s dip reflects technical resistance, residual supply shocks from summer unlocks, and sector-wide capital rotation into Bitcoin. While the RaaS protocol’s fundamentals remain intact (evidenced by Polkadot integration), short-term traders are sidelined until BTC dominance peaks.
Key watch: Can ALT hold the $0.0105 Fibonacci support (78.6% retracement level) if BTC tests $120K?