For sure, the entire crypto space generally moves as the whales play Bitcoin and Ethereum. But lately there are signs that some of the larger market cap alts are starting to find independent footing. Avalanche and Chainlink are both making serious moves with big institutional players (and their token values have outperformed lately). There are also some interesting projects happening on Polkadot's parachain tech though it's token has not quite caught the same fire as others (yet?). I have no idea why Cardano has appreciated so strongly over the last week or so. I try to keep tabs on news highlights for these things, but the space is too vast and moves to fast to keep on top of everything.
Solana has a lot of developer attention and excitement and is recuperating from FTX shock IMO. Time will tell if SOL's recent moves are just a post-FTX equilibrium or the start of something more significant.