CRYPTO ALTSEASON IN 2026? 👀

Today, Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing PMI printed 52.6% the highest level in the last 40 months.

That officially puts U.S. manufacturing back into expansion.

This matters more than most people realize.

Historically, real altseasons do NOT start randomly.
They start after macro pressure lifts.

Look back:

2017 → Altseason ignited after ISM pushed above 55%

2021 → Same story. ISM > 55%, liquidity followed, alts exploded

We are not at 55% yet.

But this is the first clear signal that the macro wall blocking altseason is starting to crack.

Think of it like this:

Below 50 → contraction, survival mode

50–55 → transition phase

Above 55 → risk-on, capital rotation, altseason fuel

Bitcoin usually moves first.
Alts move after growth re-accelerates.

What we just saw today is not the altseason itself it’s the door unlocking.

This is how it always begins:
Quietly.
Before the hype.
Before the crowd believes.

Those waiting for confirmation will arrive late.
Those watching macro will already be positioned.

2026 isn’t a meme.
It’s a cycle.

And the first signal just printed.