Altcoin Chill or Rally? This Summer Holds the Key

July 6, 2025 - 4 min. read

By Sjuul Föllings

Market outlook 6th July.

Welcome to another crypto market outlook for the 6th of July!

Altcoin season is taking longer than expected to kick off. However, traders remain optimistic, believing that summer is typically a favorable time for crypto, as people tend to travel, spend, and invest more during this period. Will this summer be any different? Let’s find out together in this article.

‍Today, we will cover the following topics:

– Market Heatmap and Fear and Greed Index
– US500 and DXY
– USDT.D, Bitcoin and Ethereum Analysis
– Quotes / Advices
– Closing Remarks

Market Heatmap and Fear and Greed Index

The overall sentiment remains indecisive, as the heatmap reflects a mix of red and green. While BTC has been stagnant, ETH and several altcoins are gaining strength—whereas others continue to slowly decline.

7 days crypto heatmap showing mixed sentiment as ETH is up by over 2% while many altcoins closed the week bearish.
Crypto 7-Days Heatmap

Despite the boring weeks, the Fear and Greed Index still signals Greed, indicating that investors remain persistent and are still anticipating the next big move.

Fear and greed index signaling Greed for the third week in a row.
Fear and Greed Index

US500 and DXY analysis

US500 weekly chart entered price discovery phase after breaking above its $6,150 all-time high.
US500 Chart – Weekly Timeframe

As mentioned in our previous market outlook, the US500 remains strong after breaking above its all-time high last week.

As long as the price holds above this previous high, the overall sentiment stays bullish.

US500 4h chart overall bullish as long as the $6,150 all-time high holds.
US500 Chart – 4H Timeframe

From a medium-term perspective, as long as the structure marked in blue at $6,130 holds, the overall bias remains bullish.

DXY weekly chart overall bearish and approaching the $95 support.
DXY Chart – Weekly Timeframe

DXY remains overall bearish, trading toward the $95–$96 support zone.

This zone is acting like a magnet, drawing the price toward it, as it represents the intersection of a key demand zone, a strong horizontal support, and the lower bound of the rising channel on the monthly timeframe.

DXY 4h chart overall bearish as long as the last high at $97.5 holds.
DXY Chart – 4H Timeframe

As long as DXY trades below the last major high marked in red at $97.50, the overall bias remains bearish, and a move toward the lower orange and red trendlines is expected.

USDT.D, Bitcoin, and Ethereum analysis

USDT.D 4h chart overall bullish trading within a long-term rising channel.
USDT.D Chart – 4H Timeframe

As highlighted in our latest market overview, USDT.D rejected the lower bound of the rising red channel and has been trading higher since.

As long as the blue support at 4.65% holds, the overall sentiment for USDT.D remains bullish — which in turn implies a bearish outlook for the crypto market.

USDT.D 1h chart overall bearish unless the last high at 4.86% is broken upward.
USDT.D Chart – 1H Timeframe

If the last major high at 4.86% is broken to the upside, the bulls will remain in control and likely push toward the 5% mark — signaling a bearish impulse for crypto.

Conversely, as long as the red-marked high holds, the bears could still take over on USDT.D, potentially triggering a bullish impulse in the crypto market.

BTC daily chart rejecting the upper bound of the symmetrical triangle.
BTC Chart – Daily Timeframe

As mentioned in our last roundup article, BTC continues to reject the upper boundary of its falling channel marked in red.

As long as this upper red trendline holds as resistance, the bears will maintain the upper hand.

BTC 4h chart hovering within a range between $107,000 and $110,000.
BTC Chart – 4H Timeframe

For the bulls to fully shift the momentum in their favor, a break above the last major high at $110,500 is required.

Meanwhile, if the last low at $107,000 is broken to the downside, a bearish correction toward the $100,000 support zone would be expected.

ETH daily chart rejecting the $2,500 support level.
ETH Chart – Daily Timeframe

ETH is retesting the $2,400–$2,500 support zone this week. As long as the $2,400 level holds, we expect the bulls to regain control soon.

ETH 1h chart overall bearish short-term unless the last high at $2,532 is broken upward.
ETH Chart – 1H Timeframe

For the bulls to take over and initiate the next bullish impulse, a break above the last major high marked in orange at $2,532 is needed.

Meanwhile, the bears remain in short-term control, with a move toward the $2,400 support level likely.

Quotes / Advices

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.
~ Richard Branson

Closing Remarks

In summary, despite a slow start to altcoin season, market participants remain hopeful as summer unfolds. The overall sentiment is mixed, with BTC showing stagnation, ETH gaining strength, and altcoins moving in both directions.

Key indicators like the Fear and Greed Index still show investor optimism. The US500 remains bullish above its all-time high, while DXY is heading toward critical support.

USDT.D is gaining, signaling short-term pressure on crypto, and both BTC and ETH are at key technical levels that could soon determine the next major move.

Sjuul Föllings

Sjuul achieved financial independence through years of immersion in cryptocurrency. Starting in 2016, he faced..

Sjuul Föllings