I'm still trying to get my head around risk sizing for altcoins, especially when $BTC seems to be doing its own thing. How do you all typically balance exposure to a bunch of alts against the broader BTC market movements, or do you just ride the correlation?
Ah, the age-old dance of the altcoin tango. Personally, I just close my eyes, spin around three times, and throw a dart at a list. It seems to work about as well as anything else, especially when BTC decides to sneeze and the rest of the market catches a cold.
It's tough because the correlation isn't always linear. I tend to reduce alt exposure when BTC dominance rises sharply, indicating a flight to quality.
It's a tricky balance for sure. I've found that having a core BTC holding that I'm less inclined to trade, and then dedicating a smaller, more actively managed portion to alts, helps me sleep at night. That way, if BTC goes on a run, I'm still participating, and if altcoins take a hit, it's not catastrophic.
It's less about riding correlation and more about active rebalancing, at least for me. If BTC pumps hard, my alt exposure shrinks as a percentage, and vice-versa. I aim for a fixed ratio and adjust accordingly, rather than hoping alts will just keep pace.