Analyst: Small- and mid-cap crypto assets are rarely leading BTC, but the risk of a trend reversal is relatively high.

PANews October 18 news: Crypto analyst Darkfost posted that since late August, small- and mid-cap crypto assets have seen the strongest market capitalization growth, with the gap between their monthly average market cap and annual average market cap continuing to widen, and the related ratio has now reached 41%. By comparison, Bitcoin's ratio is 7%, and large-cap crypto assets are only 3.5%.

Darkfost noted that this trend is relatively rare, because Bitcoin usually leads the market first, as was the case after the bear market ended in 2023. However, small- and mid-cap assets are more sensitive to market changes, and the current trend may also reverse quickly.