The Litecoin price has been one of the better-performing assets since a wave of bearish pressure swept the market this past week. While the altcoin initially succumbed to the downward pressure, the price of LTC has recovered to its former highs before the downturn.
Thanks to its recent positive momentum and resilience, the Litecoin price is outperforming Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Now, the question is — how long can LTC keep this up against the Bitcoin price?
LTCBTC Rises 25% In February
In its latest post on the X platform, market intelligence firm Santiment shared that the price of Litecoin has been doing excellently against the Bitcoin price in recent weeks. According to the on-chain analytics firm, LTC is one of the few altcoins that has improved its price dominance against Bitcoin in February.
According to data from CoinGecko, the Litecoin price (LTC/BTC ratio) increased by more than 25% against the premier cryptocurrency in the past month. However, Santiment believes that the altcoin is at risk of a mild correction in the near future.
This projection is based on the increasingly positive sentiment among Litecoin investors, especially over the past few days. Santiment revealed in its post on X a notable uptick in the number of active addresses on the Litecoin network over the past 24 hours.
According to the market intelligence platform, the number of active LTC addresses crossed 445,000 for the first time since February 1, 2025. While this significant rise in addresses signals increased network participation, the increasing social media and online discussions around LTC is the more worrying trend.
Santiment highlighted that the number of positive social media comments toward Litecoin is double that of negative comments for the first time since February 10. The overly bullish commentary spike can be bearish for the LTC/BTC ratio, signaling price exhaustion and investor fatigue in the short term. Moreover — from a historical perspective, prices tend to move in the opposite direction of the crypto crowd.
Litecoin Price — What’s Next?
As of this writing, the price of LTC stands at around $127, reflecting a 4.5% increase in the past 24 hours. The altcoin has nicely recovered after briefly falling below $110 in midweek, trimming its weekly losses to less than 1%.
According to popular crypto analyst Ali Martinez, the Litecoin price is currently within a consolidation range. However, the altcoin could be set for a run to the upside once it successfully breaks out and closes above $136 on the daily timeframe.
