Altcoins easy way or hard way both pointing to big upside by EOY

There seem to be two scenarios possible within the ascending channel for altcoins marketcap. One scenario (the easy way) suggests an immediate movement towards the top of the ascending channel. The other scenario (the hard way) suggests that more blood will be spilt across the board of altcoins until the bottom of the ascending channel is touched, after which altcoins will stage a rally to the top of the ascending channels, likely exceeding total marketcap record for 2020 set in August.