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TOP 5 Altcoins (Bitcoin Bottom CONFIRMED!)

Friday, 18 September 2026 · 3 min read · Listen to the episode ↗

With Bitcoin near $76,500, speakers debate whether its bottom is in, weighing a possible choppy recovery against pullbacks into the $64,000–$67,000 support zone and lower. Their altcoin picks include VVV, Zcash, Bittensor, Hyperliquid and Solana, though rankings differ and enthusiasm is tempered by years of altcoin underperformance. The discussion also examines VVV’s activity and valuation, Zcash’s sharp rally and volatility, and whether an alt season is likely.

With Bitcoin around $76,500, the host dismissed $20,000–$30,000 targets as emotional and unsupported by data, and said bears were getting “absolutely screwed.” Another speaker called the Bitcoin bottom “confirmed,” but the outlook was conditional rather than settled: if the bottom is in, they expect no new low by the first week of November. The synopsis provides no specific evidence confirming a bottom, and speakers also discussed meaningful downside scenarios.

The near-term Bitcoin outlook includes a month or two of choppy trading before a move above the 50-week average, which one chart placed near $72,000; the 200-week average was near $70,000. One speaker wanted a roughly 20% pullback into the low $60,000s before an October rally. The main support zone cited was $64,000–$67,000, based on a resistance-to-support flip, a macro golden pocket and volume-range confluence. A repeat of a roughly 22% pullback could reach $63,000–$65,000, and losing that zone could leave little support below. Other downside references were $61,000–$62,000 on a one-month heat map and $49,000–$51,000 on a three-month view.

The episode’s altcoin rankings differed by speaker. One ranked VVV first, Zcash (ZEC) second, Bittensor (TAO) third, Hyperliquid fourth and Solana fifth, while saying they would not buy ZEC at current levels. Another favored TAO for its risk-to-reward, would put Aave in place of Solana, and also named Arbitrum as a contender. A separate speaker said they would hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB, Tron and Hyperliquid. These picks came with disagreement about the broader altcoin opportunity: speakers said altcoins had underperformed Bitcoin for about five years, BTC dominance remained strong, and an alt season had failed to appear even when Bitcoin traded at $100,000 or $120,000.

VVV was presented as a potential spot purchase because one speaker viewed its market capitalization as low relative to activity and pointed to revenue spikes. Its market cap was corrected to about $1.1 billion, compared with about $2.6 billion for TAO. Using TAO’s market cap as a comparison, one speaker estimated VVV could reach about $53, or 121% higher; another set a target near $16 and said a limit order might be needed to catch a brief opportunity. TAO itself drew opposing views: one speaker was positive on it, while another called AI tokens, including TAO, garbage. A speaker also named “DVD” as a wager against Tron, betting $1,000 that DVD would outperform it at some point over the next year.

ZEC was described as up about 200% over six weeks, amid growing interest in privacy assets, but speakers stressed that its volatility makes holding either a long or short position for days difficult. One discussion placed a stop around $1,485–$1,493, a take-profit area in the $1,300s and a possible support or bounce shelf around $1,100–$1,300, including an estimate near $1,370. Speakers floated much higher possibilities—$2,000 in a day, $3,000 after a few days and eventually $5,000—but emphasized uncertainty and warned a Bitcoin fall below $50,000 could drive ZEC sharply lower. They cautioned against high leverage and one speaker said a prior trade had caused substantial losses after they failed to use a stop.

The longer-term Bitcoin view remained bullish but conditional: one speaker expected the bottom to occur within a four-year-cycle bear-market year and saw the next 18 months as a bull cycle. If Bitcoin holds $70,000–$100,000 into Q1 next year, they consider that range not expensive; they also cited buying below $57,700 if available. A 2–4x advance was described as possible, not certain, alongside the risk of a sharp fall toward the $50,000s. Speakers also noted that Bitcoin reached an all-time high before the 2024 halving, earlier than the usual post-halving timing, and cited differing cycle calculations, including a possible April 2029 peak if the current bottom is already in.

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