Every bull market cycle follows a familiar script, but some people just can't see it.

Recently, the market has warmed up again, and many are asking: Will small coins rise along with Bitcoin? I straightforwardly say—Not only will they follow, but their gains are often even more aggressive than Bitcoin's. The key is to understand the logic behind this.

All bull market movements follow a basic pattern: Bitcoin leads the charge → Leading coins like Ethereum follow → The top fifty large coins take turns → Finally, various small and medium coins celebrate together. This is not a coincidence but an inevitable pattern of capital rotation.

**Why does this sequence always happen?**

Imagine during the bear market when prices plummeted unbearably, institutions were quietly accumulating chips at the bottom. When no one in the market is willing to cut losses anymore, what’s the next step? It can only be to pump the price. Using real funds to push the price up, enticing those still waiting to sell their coins.

Some may ask: Why don’t the big players keep dumping to force retail investors to sell? Simply put—if they could still dump chips, they would have done so already. But at the bear market bottom, everyone who wanted to run has already run, leaving only hardcore holders holding on tightly. At this point, further dumping would be a waste of firepower and might even benefit other institutions. So the smartest move is to pump Bitcoin—the most consensus, most liquid, with the least risk for large capital inflows and outflows.

Once Bitcoin starts moving, the profit-making effect kicks in. Early bottom-fishers profit, and naturally think: Are there higher-yield opportunities? Capital flows into mainstream altcoins like Ethereum. As risk appetite grows stronger, the stage is set for small and medium coins. This is the complete rotation chain.