The US Federal Reserve approved another 25 basis point rate cut at Wednesday's FOMC meeting and unveiled a plan to buy $40 billion in Treasury bills per month, expanding its balance sheet and adding liquidity. This shift to a more dovish stance has analysts highlighting Ethereum, Solana, Zcash, Sei and presale project Bitcoin Hyper as potential high-upside altcoin opportunities. Crypto markets are retesting support levels, and some traders expect a stronger rally if key resistance zones are broken.

Ethereum has rebounded about 7% to reclaim $3,300, with one analyst outlining a potential path to $5,600 in Q1 2026. Meme coin project Maxi Doge has raised over $4.3 million in its presale at $0.0002725 per token, offers 72% APY staking, and is targeting future DEX/CEX listings. Rising interest in meme assets and expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut are supporting demand for ETH and higher-risk altcoins.

André Dragosch, European Head of Research at Bitwise, argues Bitcoin has priced in bearish growth expectations comparable to 2022 levels while trading at $85,000. He contends downside risks are largely reflected in the current price, creating potential for disproportionate gains if positive catalysts emerge. Dragosch anticipates growth expectations will accelerate based on prior monetary stimulus, drawing parallels to dynamics that preceded Bitcoin's sixfold increase during the COVID-19 period.

Bitcoin recovered to $86,100 on Sunday after falling to $80,500, rising 2.5% in 24 hours as Strategy CEO Michael Saylor disputed concerns over MSCI's potential index removal. MSCI announced on October 10 that companies holding over 50% of assets in digital currencies may be delisted from its equity indices. JPMorgan warned Strategy could face up to $8.8 billion in outflows if multiple index providers follow suit, according to a research report published Wednesday.

Bitcoin's weekly Relative Strength Index declined to 35.73 on Thursday, its lowest level since December 2022. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index temporarily fell to 10, below readings seen during the FTX collapse. BTC dropped to $85,000 amid a broader equity market selloff.

Ethereum has recovered above the $3,000 level after dropping below that threshold earlier this week for the first time since mid-July. Large-scale investors accumulated over $1 billion in ETH during the recent decline, according to 10x Research. The asset had peaked at $4,953 on August 24 before entering a prolonged downtrend.