From October 2024 to February 2025, you endured one of the most brutal bear runs of this cycle. BTC $BTC ( ▲ 1.17% ) dropped from its peak of $108,000 to below $80,000. Crypto altcoins were even worse, with many portfolios losing 50-70% in just a few months.

Then the market went sideways. Two months. Boring. Nothing happened.

And just as many people lost patience and started selling, the market may be preparing one of the biggest breakouts of 2026.

This analysis is not here to hype anything. This is what the charts are showing, and why BTC, HYPE $HYPE ( ▲ 2.26% ) , and ZEC $ZEC ( ▲ 0.57% ) need to be on your radar right now.

Looking at the BTC/USD daily chart from 2023 to now, this is not a random correction. There is a clear structure playing out.

BTC completed a full impulse cycle from 2023 to early 2026, pushing all the way to ~$130,000. What followed is a textbook ABC correction, which is exactly what the market has been doing since the top.

The correction is not over yet. BTC is currently trading at $74,091, still inside the final wave of the ABC structure. One more leg down toward the $60,000-65,000 green demand zone is the most likely scenario before a new impulse cycle begins.

This is not just a random support level. Three things converge here:

All three lining up in the same zone makes it one of the strongest support areas on the entire BTC chart. If price reaches this zone and holds, that is the highest-probability entry before the next major crypto bull run begins.

Once the ABC correction completes at the green zone, a brand new impulse cycle begins. If it carries the same magnitude as the previous one, the next ATH goes well beyond $130,000.

History shows that every time BTC completes a major correction and launches a new impulse, the entire crypto altcoin market follows with even bigger percentage moves.

HYPE and ZEC sitting at their current setups right now are not a coincidence. They are positioning for exactly that moment.

The question is not whether the new wave comes. The question is whether you are ready when the correction hits the green zone.

In every crypto bull run, not all altcoins move equally. The market always has a small group of leaders that move first and move harder than the rest. This cycle, two names stand out: HYPE and ZEC.

HYPE is not correcting. HYPE is in the middle of a structured impulse cycle with a clear roadmap ahead.

Looking at the HYPE/USDT daily chart, an impulse wave is forming inside an ascending channel that started from the December 2025 bottom. Buyers are fully in control. Every pullback gets absorbed quickly before price pushes higher again.

HYPE is currently trading at $43.85, right in the middle of Wave 3. This is the strongest leg of the entire cycle, and it has not peaked yet.

Price still has room to push toward $57-60 before Wave 3 completes. After that, a Wave 4 pullback will follow, then Wave 5 launches toward the projected $75 target.

We are not late. Wave 3 is still running.

If price loses $40 and breaks below the channel, this count needs to be reassessed.

HYPE is the token of HyperLiquid, one of the highest-volume onchain derivatives DEXs in the market. Strong fundamentals combined with a clean wave structure is a rare setup among crypto altcoins right now.

ZEC is not pumping because of hype. ZEC is pumping because its market cap just completed a clear W pattern after months of quiet accumulation.

From the ~$3.5B bottom in March, ZEC market cap broke out hard to ~$6.5B in just the first few weeks of April. This is not a random move. This is a structured breakout after a long accumulation phase.

Market cap is currently consolidating around $5.94B, right at the retest zone after the breakout. If this level holds, the next target based on the projection is the $8B+ zone.

Privacy coins tend to pump late, pump fast, and give no warning. ZEC is doing exactly that.

If market cap loses $5B, this setup needs to be reassessed.

These three coins are not a coincidence. They reflect a larger narrative forming across the entire market.

BTC leads, creating a risk-on environment for the whole market. When BTC breaks out of the descending wedge with strong volume, capital flows into crypto altcoins in order: ETH $ETH ( ▲ 2.17% ) first, then large-cap alts with solid fundamentals like HYPE, then narrative plays like ZEC.

This is how every crypto bull run has played out historically. There is no reason for this cycle to be different.

Before making any decision, answer these three questions honestly:

Technical analysis is a map, not a GPS. It tells you the terrain, but you still have to drive.

⚠️ Disclaimer: This newsletter is for informational purposes only, just for fun and knowledge. This is not investment advice. Your money, your responsibility!