2026-01-13 00:27:45

Why did $PSYOPANIME pump so hard? Simple answer: the vast majority of the market wasn't positioned in it yet.

Look back at the data. When virtually every major KOL is already deep in a project, the real performance tends to disappoint. It's almost a reverse indicator. The momentum dies when everyone talks about it.

The actual alpha comes earlier—when the crowd hasn't figured it out yet. The ones making outsized returns are always ahead of the hype cycle.

So here's the play: get in before your top KOLs even tweet about it. That's where the real moves happen.

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MidnightGenesis

· 01-15 20:14

On-chain data shows that the key timing for this pump was 72 hours before the influencers collectively spoke out... Notably, the gas fees on the day of the contract deployment were unusually high.

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Frontrunner

· 01-13 21:01

It's the same old story... Only after big influencers get involved do they realize the risks. So how did all those early "bottom-fishing" investors end up losing everything? It's too surreal.

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ChainComedian

· 01-13 00:57

It's the same old story... Even with KOLs on board, it still can't gain traction. We've heard this logic a hundred times already.

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MEVvictim

· 01-13 00:57

That's right, you should buy the dip before KOLs realize what's happening. Once everyone is hyping it up everywhere, it's time to sell.

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BrokenDAO

· 01-13 00:57

Basically, it's still a game of information asymmetry. I've seen this logic too many times. When KOLs start to get involved, it's indeed time to run, but the problem is—who the hell can accurately judge the moment when "no one knows yet"? That's just an illusion. In the end, it's still about betting right or wrong; there's no fundamental difference.

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WalletInspector

· 01-13 00:57

It's the same old story. When the KOL recommended it, I should have sold early. I can only blame myself for reacting too slowly.

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LayerZeroHero

· 01-13 00:48

Sounds good, but how do I know about projects that big influencers haven't shown any activity on? Isn't that just armchair strategizing after the fact?

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