The painful repression that sees no hope in the market is precisely the source of profit for betting, while the lively and immediate large candlesticks that most retail investors like are fundamentally the reason why they lose their pants by buying at high positions.
The vast majority of assets may remain lifeless for years, with explosive rallies lasting only a week or two; only a very few assets, like BTC, act like a bulldozer, giving a tangible representation of the bull market process.
Because most people do not believe, because most people cannot see hope or the underlying logic of altcoins, the altcoin season must come, and those investing in still-operating assets will surely see explosive rallies.