Here's why altcoins are dropping as Bitcoin price inches closer to $50,000

[Goldlife]

The altcoin market crashed as Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high and made its way towards $50,000
Altcoins plunged steeply on Feb. 14 after the price of Bitcoin (BTC) achieved a new all-time high above $49,000.


The timing of the altcoin market’s drop was noteworthy because it corrected as BTC was rallying, which typically does not happen.

So why exactly did altcoins crash?
There are two main reasons why the altcoin market pulled back despite the strength of the dominant cryptocurrency.

First, when the price of Bitcoin rallied to a new record-high, it sucked out most of the volume in the cryptocurrency market. This naturally caused the market to sway towards BTC, contributing to the pullback of altcoins.

Second, Ether (ETH), which often leads the momentum of the altcoin market, fell sharply against Bitcoin.

The combination of these two factors, combined with the uncertainty around Bitcoin at the $50,000 resistance level, has amplified the selling pressure on the altcoin market.

A pseudonymous trader known as “Kaleo” emphasized that predicting Bitcoin’s rally to $50,000 was arguably straightforward.

But, whether BTC breaks past $50,000 remains an important question that would decide the direction of the crypto market’s near-term price cycle. He said:

“So this move up to just under $50K was incredibly easy to spot. The real question is what happens next. I’m leaning toward brief consolidation and breaking out of the range, but I’m undecided. How long will it take? Does it get rejected? Idk.”.

More info. https://cointelegraph.com/news/here-s-why-altcoins-are-dropping-as-bitcoin-price-inches-closer-to-50-000

[trauchot]

There was just a slight correction and so far the market has not yet recovered, but so altcoins, like bitcoin, are beginning to grow again, so it is possible that soon bitcoin will return to the 60k$ mark again, but another fall is also possible, so we always need to consider all possible options.

[dragononcrypto]

This doesn't make any sense to me, just sounds like a very bad trader who hasn't been making money these past weeks

Bitcoin dominance on the 14th closed at 61.76%. It's now at exactly the same level at the moment 

Altcoins didn't crash more than Bitcoin at all, this is completely false. The alts/btc price has been flat (sideaways) for a month now!

These articles with misinformation makes me very bullish however 

PS - Locked thread, this article was published two weeks ago so posting it now is effectively posting FUD.