According to @CryptoMichNL, altcoin market capitalization remains in an uptrend, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Jan 14, 2026. In such altcoin market cap uptrend conditions, a trend-following trading strategy typically favors buying pullbacks while the sequence of higher highs and higher lows holds, with stops set just below recent swing lows for risk management, source: John J. Murphy, Technical Analysis of Financial Markets. Traders can confirm momentum before entries by checking moving averages and RSI on a broad altcoin index to validate the uptrend bias and position sizing, source: John J. Murphy, Technical Analysis of Financial Markets.