The Russell 2000 topped back in Q4 2021, then went completely quiet while everyone chased the S&P 500 to fresh highs through 2024 and most of 2025.

Fast forward to Q4 2025 → small-caps finally print a new ATH.

Now the key shift: Russell 2000 is outperforming the S&P 500.

That’s not random. That’s capital rotation.

Large caps run first.

Liquidity builds.

Risk appetite returns.

Then money hunts for laggards.

Crypto has followed this playbook every cycle.

If blue-chip equities can lead for years while small-caps sleep… then explode once conditions flip — why is it so hard to imagine the same for $ETH , $SOL , or $LINK after years of underperformance?

Alts don’t need new narratives.

They need time, liquidity, and patience.

And rotations always feel impossible…

Right before they happen.

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