The 4 Predictable Phases of Crypto Capital Rotation
1. **Phase 1: Bitcoin Dominance Expansion (Macro Entry):** Institutional and ETF capital enters BTC, driving dominance up while altcoin open interest remains dormant.
2. **Phase 2: Ethereum & Large-Cap L1 Absorption:** BTC consolidates; profits rotate into ETH and mega-cap Layer-1s (SOL, SUI, BNB).
3. **Phase 3: High-Beta Sector Euphoria:** Leverage shifts into DeFi, AI, and Gaming tokens, triggering massive open interest spikes and aggressive liquidation hunting.
4. **Phase 4: Meme Coin Blow-Off & Market Reset:** Retail leverage concentrates in low-liquidity meme coins; extreme negative funding triggers a market-wide liquidation wipeout that resets open interest.
2. **Phase 2: Ethereum & Large-Cap L1 Absorption:** BTC consolidates; profits rotate into ETH and mega-cap Layer-1s (SOL, SUI, BNB).
3. **Phase 3: High-Beta Sector Euphoria:** Leverage shifts into DeFi, AI, and Gaming tokens, triggering massive open interest spikes and aggressive liquidation hunting.
4. **Phase 4: Meme Coin Blow-Off & Market Reset:** Retail leverage concentrates in low-liquidity meme coins; extreme negative funding triggers a market-wide liquidation wipeout that resets open interest.
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How do liquidation maps confirm when a rotation phase has topped?
When an altcoin sector shows massive liquidation clusters clustered within 3% of all-time highs while funding rates exceed 0.05% per 8 hours, the rotation is saturated and a cascading unwind is imminent.