Altcoin Season Index
It measures how many of the 50 largest altcoins have outperformed Bitcoin over the last 90 days. Above 75 is altcoin season; below 25 is Bitcoin season.
Is it altcoin season today?
44/100 Neutral
Not yet: the index is neutral (altcoin season starts at 75). 22 of the 50 largest altcoins have outperformed Bitcoin over the last 90 days. Bitcoin: +13.4%.
| Window | Value | Beat BTC | Bitcoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 16 Bitcoin season | 8 / 50 | −14.1% |
| 90 days (index) | 44 Neutral | 22 / 50 | +13.4% |
| 1 year | 29 Neutral | 13 / 45 | −29.7% |
Over 1 year only the 45 of 50 altcoins with a close from a year ago in our sources count.
- Yesterday
- 40 Neutral
- 7 days ago
- 44 Neutral
- 30 days ago
- 56 Neutral
- 1-year high
- 72 Oct 5, 2026
- 1-year low
- 15 Dec 11, 2025
Daily close of November 12, 2026 (UTC). Updated once a day.
Cycle at a glance
- Altcoin Season Index44/100Neutral
- Rainbow band3/9Low
- Price vs 200-week avg+5.5%avg $67,760
- Mayer Multiple0.98percentile 36
Daily closes of November 12, 2026 (UTC). Tap an indicator to see its chart.
Last 12 months
- Altcoin season (≥ 75)
- Bitcoin season (≤ 25)
Download the data: Daily index (CSV) · Today's 50 altcoins (CSV)
Season calendar (recorded values)
Only the value we computed and stored each day since November 11, 2026, with that day's coin list, counts here. The reconstructed values in the chart above are left out.
- Days recorded
- 2
- Altcoin season
- 0 days
- Neutral
- 2 days
- Bitcoin season
- 0 days
We have not recorded an altcoin season (75 or more) or a Bitcoin season (25 or less) yet: the 2 recorded days have all been neutral. The season table will appear here as soon as the index crosses one of those levels. For reference, the reconstructed series in the chart ranged from 15 to 72 over the last 12 months, but it is an estimate made with today's coin list.
- Altcoin season (≥ 75)
- Neutral
- Bitcoin season (≤ 25)
- No recorded value
A season is a run of consecutive days at the same level; up to 3 days without a record (for example, a source outage) do not break it, but they do not count either.
The 50 altcoins vs Bitcoin (90 days)
| Coin | Rank | 30 days | 90 days | 1 year | vs BTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quant QNT | #41 | −21.9% | +181.6% | +100.1% | |
| NEAR Protocol NEAR | #22 | −32.1% | +108.7% | +35.0% | |
| Arbitrum ARB | #71 | −21.1% | +102.6% | −41.8% | |
| Zcash ZEC | #11 | −21.5% | +94.1% | +89.6% | |
| Uniswap UNI | #26 | −19.5% | +89.7% | −19.8% | |
| Pepe PEPE | #45 | +25.0% | +66.7% | −16.7% | |
| Ethena ENA | #46 | −33.0% | +65.8% | −54.4% | |
| Jupiter JUP | #77 | −19.8% | +56.5% | −20.0% | |
| Venice Token VVV | #76 | −16.4% | +56.0% | +1,507.8% | |
| JUST JST | #66 | +6.5% | +40.4% | +300.8% | |
| Monero XMR | #13 | +0.6% | +38.2% | +42.1% | |
| Aave AAVE | #49 | −28.9% | +31.9% | −44.4% | |
| Avalanche AVAX | #25 | −18.2% | +29.1% | −50.3% | |
| Hyperliquid HYPE | #10 | −10.7% | +28.9% | — | |
| WhiteBIT Coin WBT | #16 | −15.5% | +26.1% | — | |
| Pump.fun PUMP | #54 | −30.6% | +22.6% | −11.1% | |
| Render RENDER | #78 | −24.1% | +20.5% | −34.6% | |
| POL (ex-MATIC) POL | #74 | −12.7% | +18.5% | −47.6% | |
| Sui SUI | #28 | −23.1% | +18.0% | −59.1% | |
| Sky SKY | #63 | −23.4% | +14.7% | +0.5% | |
| Internet Computer ICP | #59 | −17.5% | +14.4% | −59.8% | |
| Litecoin LTC | #24 | −18.2% | +14.1% | −48.7% | |
| Kaspa KAS | #80 | −25.4% | +13.3% | −41.8% | |
| Chainlink LINK | #17 | −21.2% | +13.1% | −33.0% | |
| Aster ASTER | #51 | −5.0% | +10.9% | −39.7% | |
| Algorand ALGO | #81 | −26.5% | +10.2% | −49.0% | |
| Bitcoin Cash BCH | #21 | −17.8% | +10.0% | −55.6% | |
| Polkadot DOT | #60 | −28.1% | +9.0% | −71.5% | |
| Solana SOL | #7 | −23.5% | +8.4% | −46.7% | |
| BNB BNB | #4 | −11.4% | +8.1% | −31.1% | |
| Ondo ONDO | #52 | −24.6% | +7.9% | −44.6% | |
| Ethereum ETH | #2 | −19.1% | +7.3% | −40.9% | |
| Ethereum Classic ETC | #70 | −18.0% | +7.1% | −56.4% | |
| Bittensor TAO | #38 | −23.7% | +6.3% | −39.1% | |
| XRP XRP | #6 | −23.8% | +4.2% | −56.4% | |
| Morpho MORPHO | #61 | −14.3% | +4.1% | +1.0% | |
| Bitget Token BGB | #67 | −14.7% | +2.0% | — | |
| Cronos CRO | #39 | −19.0% | −1.0% | −61.7% | |
| Cardano ADA | #18 | −26.1% | −3.2% | −68.1% | |
| Hedera HBAR | #32 | −26.7% | −3.2% | −63.4% | |
| TRON TRX | #8 | −3.5% | −5.1% | +7.2% | |
| Dogecoin DOGE | #12 | −21.2% | −5.1% | −60.9% | |
| Mantle MNT | #62 | −22.7% | −5.6% | −66.9% | |
| Stellar XLM | #19 | −22.1% | −6.1% | −46.6% | |
| Canton CC | #27 | −29.0% | −8.7% | −32.9% | |
| OKB OKB | #43 | −20.5% | −8.9% | — | |
| Worldcoin WLD | #68 | −41.3% | −11.9% | −60.4% | |
| Gram (prev. Toncoin) GRAM | #29 | −17.2% | −14.8% | — | |
| World Liberty Financial WLFI | #56 | −17.8% | −15.3% | −67.5% | |
| Shiba Inu SHIB | #37 | −20.0% | −20.0% | −60.0% |
"Rank": position by market cap among all cryptocurrencies. "vs BTC": difference in percentage points with Bitcoin's 90-day return (the index window); green rows beat it. "—": no close from a year ago in our sources.
Why our value may differ from other sites
Coins on the edge (today). At the November 12, 2026 close, 11 altcoins are within 5 points of Bitcoin's 90-day return (4 just ahead and 7 just behind). Each coin is worth 2 index points, so a small price difference between sources or cut-off times can flip them: with the same method the index could read anywhere from 36 to 58.
Daily close vs live price. We use the 00:00 UTC close and the value stays fixed until the next close. Sites that recalculate with live prices move during the day, so on a volatile day they can show a different figure even with the same method.
Which coins count. We use 50 altcoins and today leave out 30 from the top of the ranking as stablecoins, wrapped or tokenized assets, or for lack of a reliable close; CoinMarketCap uses 100 coins. For another angle, the same calculation over 30 days and 1 year is shown above.
How it is calculated
Definition. For each of the 50 largest altcoins we compute the change between the close 90 days ago and yesterday's close (UTC), and compare it with Bitcoin's over the same dates. The index is the share of those 50 that did better than Bitcoin, rounded to a whole number from 0 to 100.
Levels. 75 or more: altcoin season (three in four beat Bitcoin). 25 or less: Bitcoin season. In between: neutral, no clear trend.
Which coins count. The top 50 by market capitalization (CoinGecko ranking of the day), not counting Bitcoin and leaving out:
- Stablecoins, because they follow the dollar or the euro rather than their own market: Tether (#3), USDC (#5), USDS (#14), Ethena USDe (#20), Dai (#23), USD1 (#30), Ripple USD (#33), Global Dollar (#35), PayPal USD (#36), Falcon USD (#48), United Stables (#53), USDD (#57), BFUSD (#65), USDGO (#69), Open USD (#73).
- Wrapped, staked and bridged tokens, and tokenized assets (gold, funds, bonds), because they mirror another asset's price: Figure Heloc (#9), Tether Gold (#31), Ondo US Dollar Yield (#40), Circle USYC (#42), Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund (EUR) (#44), PAX Gold (#50), BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (#55).
- Coins without a reliable daily close on Binance, Coinbase or Kraken: LEO Token (#15), Rain (#34), MemeCore (#47), Bitway (#58), HTX DAO (#64), Gate (#72), KuCoin (#75), Lighter (#79).
- Coins with less than 90 days of trading.
Excluded coins are replaced by the next ones in the ranking until there are 50, so the list reaches rank #81.
Prices. Daily closes at 00:00 UTC from Binance (USDT pairs) and, when a coin is not listed there, from Coinbase or Kraken (USD pairs). A market is only used if its price is within 15% of the average market price, so two coins sharing a ticker are never mixed up. We keep our own series of closes and extend it every day.
Differences with other indexes. BlockchainCenter, which popularised the idea, also uses 50 coins and 90 days; CoinMarketCap uses 100 coins. Each applies its own exclusions, sources and cut-off time, so the values need not match, although they usually move in the same direction.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Altcoin Season Index?
It is a 0–100 indicator that shows how many of the 50 largest altcoins have risen more than Bitcoin over the last 90 days. It tells you whether market money is favouring Bitcoin or the rest of the crypto market.
What is the Altcoin Season Index today?
At the November 12, 2026 close it stands at 44 out of 100 (neutral): 22 of 50 altcoins beat Bitcoin over 90 days. Yesterday it was 40, a week ago 44 and 30 days ago 56.
When does altcoin season start?
By convention, when the index reaches 75: three in four top-50 altcoins beat Bitcoin over 90 days. Over the last 12 months (a partly reconstructed series) the high was 72 (October 5, 2026) and the low 15 (December 11, 2025). The index describes what already happened; it does not forecast when the next season will start.
When was the last altcoin season?
Since we started storing each day's value (November 11, 2026) we have not recorded one. In the reconstructed series for the last 12 months the high was 72 on October 5, 2026, below the 75 threshold.
Why does the value differ from other websites?
Each index picks its own coin list, exclusions, price sources and cut-off time. Ours uses 50 altcoins without stablecoins or wrapped and tokenized assets, daily UTC closes from Binance, Coinbase or Kraken, and a 90-day window. The methodology and the full list are on this page.
Which coins are left out of the index?
Bitcoin (it is the benchmark), stablecoins, wrapped, staked or bridged tokens, tokenized assets such as gold or funds, and coins without a reliable daily close on Binance, Coinbase or Kraken or with less than 90 days of trading. The next coins by market cap take their place.
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Context indicator computed by Crypto Economy from public market data. Not investment advice.