
Michaël van de Poppe moves 98% into altcoins as AVAX, NEAR and AAVE signal the end of the bear. He sees Bitcoin support holding and a possible breakout ahead.
Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe believes the long altcoin downturn might be ending. After months of weakness, several tokens have broken above key technical levels. He has grown more aggressive with his portfolio as a result.
Van de Poppe says about 98% of his portfolio is now in altcoins. He does not plan to hold all of them forever. His strategy is to rotate between coins, take profits during rallies and gradually move into Bitcoin, Ethereum and cash to reduce risk.
Bitcoin has survived several major shocks without breaking key support, he argued. Geopolitical tension, the AI boom, SpaceX-related market moves – through it all, BTC has stayed in a broad range for six months.
According to van de Poppe, bond yields matter more than headlines. If inflation keeps falling and yields decline in the U.S. and Japan, risk appetite could return across markets and trigger a crypto breakout.
Investors waiting for Bitcoin to fall toward $40,000 might be forced to buy at much higher levels, he said. Bitcoin has not made a new low since the February bottom.
Van de Poppe is focused on AVAX, where he recently deployed $3,000. He plans to buy more if AVAX reclaims the $7 level or if it sweeps its recent low before forming a bullish divergence. Avalanche's growing real-world asset (RWA) activity makes its current valuation attractive, he said.
NEAR is another major holding. It moved from about $1.20 to $3.50. Van de Poppe has already sold some during the rally and plans to trade corrections more actively.
His portfolio includes Wormhole, about 17% of holdings, and EigenLayer, roughly 11%. He may trade EigenLayer more actively.
AAVE is an important market signal, he said. After nearly a year below its 21-day and 50-day moving averages, AAVE broke above both. That suggests altcoins could be entering a new bullish phase.
Van de Poppe expects altcoins to outperform Bitcoin, especially after Ethereum showed strength against BTC. He plans to take profits aggressively during strong rallies. For AVAX, he could reduce exposure around the $8-$9 range after a 40% to 70% move, then buy back during corrections.
Over time, he holds fewer altcoins, builds Bitcoin and cash, and actively trades cycles instead of holding through every rise and fall.
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