GMGN MEME TRADING GUIDE
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๐ Getting Started - Basic GMGN Usage
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts
1.1 What are on-chain assets?
1.2 Why Should We Engage with On-Chain Assets?
Chapter 2: Entering the On-Chain World
2.1 Why Should We Learn to Trade On-Chain?
2.2 Can You Get Rich On-Chain Easily and Fast?
2.3 Basic Operations
2.3.1 Recommended Setup
2.3.2 How to Log in to GMGN and Deposit
2.3.3 Withdraw from Exchanges and Deposit to GMGN
2.3.4 Complete Your First Trade. Let's Begin Our First Step into the New World!
Chapter 3: From Chain Screening to Prolonged Monitoring
3.1 Chain Screening is an Essential Skill for Every Meme Player. Start with a Comprehensive Chain Screening
3.2 When You Find an Interesting Token, Start Checking Its Various Information
3.3 How to Build an Address Database (Making More Projects Clear in Your Eyes)
3.4 Advanced Address Collection: How to Determine Token Distribution/Whales
Summary of the First Part
๐ Competing on the Grand Stage - GMGN On-Chain Strategies
Strategy 1: Internal Market
Strategy 2: External Market Phase 1
Stop-Loss is determined by:
Strategy 3: External Market Phase 2
Typical Cases
Strategy 4: Pre-Listing Assets (Potential Candidate for CEX Listings)
Summary of Part 2
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On-chain assets are those created through a Token Generation Event (TGE) on the blockchain, encompassing both meme coins and project-backed tokens. These assets often exhibit stronger community-driven characteristics, as the community actively participates in both the value discovery phase (low market cap stage) and the value creation phase (market cap growth).
Why do communities form?
On-chain projects are typically launched by small teams, allowing regular users to acquire tokens at low prices. To enhance the value of their holdings, these users are often willing to contribute effort to support the project team, which can positively impact the token's price. When individuals with a shared goal unite, a community emerges. Building this community involves promoting the project to boost token value or achieve breakthrough product performance.
One of the key business models in the cryptocurrency space is asset issuance. In the traditional industry chainโspanning team formation, project establishment, venture capital investment, and eventual listingsโnumerous intermediaries take the lion's share of the profits. Since the end of the last cycle, this model has become increasingly unsustainable, largely because retail investors, positioned at the very end of the chain, struggle to generate meaningful returns. However, the emergence of meme assets issued directly on the blockchain has disrupted this dynamic.
With the rise of Pump.Fun, the barriers to asset issuance have been significantly lowered, issuance efficiency has improved, and retail investors now have opportunities to acquire positions at low market caps (below $100,000).
The meme coin sector is undergoing explosive growth, with significant opportunities emerging on the Solana chain. These opportunities demonstrate strong wealth effects and sufficient liquidity to propel projects from market caps below $100,000 to over $1 billion. This sector offers both short-term speculative trading potential and medium- to long-term strategic asset allocation value.
From November 2024 to the end of January 2025, the total market cap of the meme coin sector surged from $40 billion to $120 billion. The influx of capital and investors, coupled with the current rapid growth trajectory, underscores that meme coins are the defining trend and sector of this cycle.
Following the launch of Trump's meme coin, the sector has demonstrated an even stronger momentum for global expansion. A new era of asset issuance and trading has arrived.
The market presents a barbell-shaped structure
Top-tier BTC/SOL + long-tail on-chain meme coins generate wealth effects.
Traditional exchange altcoins (VC tokens) struggle to rise, showing a distribution pattern upon listing.
Explosive Growth Opportunities
- Solana consistently generates wealth stories, and meme coins, fueled by emotions, exhibit powerful short-term momentum;
On-chain meme coins can reach market caps above $1 billion, with $Trump even reaching tens of billions in market cap, offering investment opportunities across short, medium, and long terms.
New Sectors and Trends
Since DeFi summer, various public chain ecosystems have consistently launched meme coins. The BTC ecosystem, AI agents, and other emerging crypto sectors and trends all originate on-chain, representing new wealth opportunities in the crypto space. Sooner or later, everyone needs to participate and understand these development; otherwise, it will be difficult to adapt to the current market cycle.
Due to the accessibility of low-priced tokens and the high market cap potential of on-chain projects, thereโre occasional life-changing, rags-to-riches stories in this space. However, low market cap assets are highly risky and can easily plummet to zero. To succeed, you must be willing to accept the cost of trial and error (losses) and dedicate significant time and energy to learning and practice. It's not advisable to start with large amounts of capital; instead, begin with small sums to learn through experimentation and gradually build your expertise.
A step-by-step guide on how to withdraw funds from centralized exchanges, transfer them on-chain, and complete your first trade using GMGN.
2.3.1 Recommended Setup
For on-chain trading, it's highly recommended to use a computer or laptop. Unlike secondary trading on exchanges, on-chain trading requires analyzing a significantly larger amount of information, with price charts being just one component. Once you get started, you'll need to dive into on-chain data, track community developments, and identify trending opportunitiesโtasks that are challenging to manage on a mobile phone. Since securing tokens at low prices is widely recognized as a key to success in on-chain trading, most users choose to log into GMGN via Telegram and execute trades through smart contracts.
2.3.2 How to Log in to GMGN and Deposit
Visit gmgn.ai, clickใConnectใat the top right corner, and when the window pops up, clickใConnect Telegramใ
After clicking theใConnect Telegramใbutton, the following window will appear
This is GMGN AI's TG BOT. Click to open Telegram.
The interface displays information showing wallet addresses for Solana, Ethereum, and Tron, corresponding to your Solana wallet address, ETH wallet address, and Tron wallet address, respectively.
You can share your referral link with friends. and it's recommended to use the first link starting with t.me.
And you can clickใlogin websiteใ. AnใOpen Linkใ pop-up will appear - simply clickใOpenใto confirm.
After successfully logging in, you'll see the display at the top right corner as shown in the image.
2.3.3 Withdraw from Exchanges and Deposit to GMGN
Buy $SOL on exchanges, then withdraw it to your GMGN wallet address. Click the small icon indicated by the arrow to copy the deposit address. Copy this to your exchange's $SOL withdrawal address page. It's advisable to start by withdrawing a small amount to test the process and familiarize yourself with it before moving on to larger transactions.
2.3.4 Complete Your First Trade. Let's Begin Our First Step into the New World!
After depositing $SOL into your wallet, let's use $Trump as an example to make a trade. Go to [gmgn.ai], clickใConnectใ at the top right corner, selectใConnect Telegramใ, and login successfully.
Enter trump in the middle blankใSearch token/contract/walletใ. When the token appears, clickใTRUMPใ
Buy
Before buying, click the first triangle arrow shown in the bottom right of the image, open the settings dropdown, and enableใBoost modeใ
ClickใBuyใ on the right side, and enter the purchase amount: 0.1 $SOL, clickใbuyใ
Sell
ClickใSellใ tab on the right side, select 100%, and clickใ sellใ
And you have completed your first on-chain transaction.
Note๏ผ
Slippage
Slippage refers to the acceptable percentage difference between the execution price and the current market price when trading tokens. If slippage is set too high, you risk falling victim to sandwich bot attacks. Conversely, if slippage is set too low, your trades may fail to execute, particularly during periods of high volatility.
The previously recommended 0.5% slippage setting typically ensures smooth execution when market volatility is not extreme.
For trending tokens, I usually set slippage to 10% to ensure successful purchases.
MEV/Sandwich Bots
When trading tokens on-chain, you'll often encounter sandwich bots, and this type of attack is known as a sandwich attack.
What does this mean? If you trade without proper settings, bots will front-run your buy order and immediately sell after your purchase, effectively sandwiching your transaction like a patty between two pieces of bread. When this happens, you'll notice a long upper or lower shadow on the price chart. Here's an example of an $ACT purchase that was attacked by sandwich bots: The original price was $0.023, but the buyer ended up paying close to $0.04.
How to counter this: First, set appropriate slippage - don't set it too high. While you might use 10% slippage for trending tokens, remember to change it back to lower settings like 0.5% for regular trades. Second, use the MEV protection settings in GMGN's trading interface and selectใBoost modeใ.
AMM Pools/LP
These are fundamental concepts in DeFi. Unlike the order book model used by exchanges, on-chain trading does not match every buy order with a sell order. Instead, each trade is executed against a liquidity pool, which acts as the counterparty. When you buy tokens, you purchase them from the pool; when you sell tokens, you sell them to the pool. This type of pool is known as an AMM (Automated Market Maker) pool.
Taking $ACT as an example, you can see that its pool contains $ACT worth $930,000 and $SOL worth $930,000. So with each purchase you make, you're adding more $SOL to the pool and taking $ACT from it (causing $ACT price to rise); and with each sale, you're selling $ACT back to the pool and taking $SOL from it (causing $ACT price to fall).
LP stands for liquidity providers, who deposit both $ACT and $SOL into the pool at the current price ratio. They assume the risk of impermanent loss while earning revenue from trading fees. This process is commonly referred to asใproviding liquidityใorใadding to the poolใ.
Open the GMGN - Pump page, where you'll see three columns:ใMew Creationsใ,ใ Completingใ, and ใ Completedใ. Each column has a parameter filter at the top right corner.
Every day, thousands of new tokens are launched on the SOL chain, with the majority being scams, imitations, or otherwise worthless. Leveraging GMGN's parameter filters to eliminate valueless tokens is essential to reduce noise and focus on meaningful opportunities.
For new creations, it's advisable to focus on market capitalization, trading volume, and at least one social media metric. For instance, prioritize tokens with a market cap greater than $20K. Filter out junk tokens and inactive "dead" tokens by setting criteria such as a minimum of 100 transactions. Additionally, ensure the token has at least one active social media presence, evaluate the project team's background, assess whether the narrative is compelling, and determine if there is sufficient room for growth and imagination.
For completing tokens, it is recommended to focus on metrics such as market capitalization, creation time, and the holdings of the top 10 wallets. For instance, prioritize tokens with a market cap greater than $50K. The creation time is crucial because, aside from some dormant tokens regaining speculative interest, most high-potential tokens (commonly referred to as "golden dogs") are fully filled within 5 minutes. Monitoring the holdings of the top 10 wallets helps avoid situations where a "cabal" with associated wallets holds excessive amounts, which could lead to potential rug pulls. You can review the token's detail page for bubble charts and holder information to identify potential scams.
For completed tokens, continue to prioritize market capitalization. It is recommended to focus on tokens with a market cap of at least $100Kโ$200K to avoid many pump-and-dump (PVP) tokens that collapse after listing on external exchanges. Additionally, since many conspiracy-driven tokens experience a pump followed by a rug pull, pay close attention to whether holders are interconnected and whether there is an unusually high proportion of new wallets. While trading volume can be manipulated by bots and market cap can be artificially inflated by coordinated groups, always review holder data to evaluate token distribution before getting involved.
Begin with social media platforms such as Twitter, Telegram groups, and the official website (beware of scams) to determine if the token has a background or narrative. Then, delve deeper into the token's Twitter following and follower lists to see if any institutions, prominent project teams, or well-known influencers (KOLs) are paying attention.
Click on the name and contract to jump directly to Twitter for a search. This helps assess market FOMO sentiment and gather relevant information. Identify and follow users who discovered the token early. While searching by name may yield results with identical names, searching by contract address is more reliable for confirming authenticity, as token contract addresses are unique.
Additionally, if the token creator has launched coins before, you can evaluate their likelihood of running away and executing a rug pull. Creators who frequently issue tokens are more prone to rug-pulling compared to those who do so rarely.
Generally, chain screening involves not only filtering tokens but also, more importantly, building and maintaining a comprehensive address database on the blockchain. This includes categorizing the attributes of various wallet addresses to better understand their roles. By analyzing transaction data from these wallets, you can quickly identify current market trends. Utilize tools like theใFollowใfeature on the GMGN webpage, app, and Telegram notification bot to monitor wallets and receive real-time transaction alerts. Regularly update your address database, consistently observe and review activity, and refine your strategies based on lessons learned.
Distinguish between types of regular addresses: This includes narrative-focused diamond hand addresses, large holder addresses, KOL (Key Opinion Leader) trend addresses, etc.
Distinguish between types of special addresses: These are addresses known for frequently catching quick flip opportunities or those with strong capabilities in capturing secondary opportunities post-launch, among others.
How to Build Your Own Address Database On-Chain?
Tag Top Addresses in Successful Projects: In the transaction activity of successful projects, make notes on the top high-profit wallets. Their trading activities can offer valuable insights and have significant reference value.
Tag Well-Known KOLs: Directly search for the names of prominent KOLs in the GMGN search bar to follow them and understand traffic trends.
Tag High-Profit Smart Addresses: Visitใ Copy Tradingใpage - inใRankใsection to find high-profit smart money. Carefully observe their trading styles, follow them, and note the type of wallet. Continuously monitor their wallet activities.
Tag Whale/Market Maker Addresses: Significant capital inflows at key points in a token's price movement are often attributed to whale or market maker addresses. These are characterized by actions such as all-in investments, large-sum transfers, and coordinated bot operations executing simultaneous transactions across multiple tokens. The activity patterns of whale and market maker addresses differ significantly from those of regular wallets. Gradually observe and confirm these behaviors to better understand their impact.
Team Collaboration: Maintain a shared private key address collaboratively. Once well-maintained, it will appear in the ใFollowใsection of GMGN as shown in the example.
Types of Whales
Whale Wallets: These are used for hodl and accumulating tokens.
Market Maker Wallets: Primarily involved in increasing trading volume and maintaining order book structures, and often have a high number of transactions.
Opportunistic Whales: They operate as temporary whales when the market is particularly active or when there's potential in a project.
Characteristics of Whales
Whale wallets are almost always found within the top 100 addresses, so it's sufficient to thoroughly investigate these top 100. Pay special attention during periods of secondary sideways movement, as this is when whales are most likely to accumulate tokens.
Market maker wallets are primarily characterized by their high number of transactions. Their role includes cashing out and distributing at high levels while accumulating and stabilizing at low levels to gradually raise the price floor. During this process, they profit from retail investors buying high and selling low, transferring tokens to diamond hands and large holders to help increase the market cap.
Address Database
Whenever you identify a whale's activity with a particular token, save those addresses. There may come a time in the future when this information proves useful. This method applies to other smart money addresses as well.
Chain screening + address monitoring + scanning Twitter + scanning communities + maintaining consistency = Prolonged monitoring.
This is the fundamental stance of a Memecoin player and a period for gaining experience. Through this, one gradually grows into a proficient trader, ready to compete on the grand stage, ultimately advancing to a master level.
There are 4 strategies for on-chain assets.
Definition: The internal market strategy focuses on identifying investment targets within the Pumpfun internal market before liquidity migrates and while the project remains in its low market capitalization stage.
Typical Case Studies: With tens of thousands of meme coins being launched daily, there are always a few that can yield profits. There are too many to list specific examples.
This strategy requires continuous chain screening and prolonged monitoring, dedicating over 10 hours a day to tracking all internal market targets. It may even involve coordinating with multiple people to take shifts and adjust time zones.
Persistence is crucial, as you need to maintain this routine for several months, even if results arenโt immediate.
The demands on focus, stamina, and consistency are high, but the capital requirement is relatively low (mostly around 1 $SOL).
Each successful outcome may not be substantial but is consistently achievable, with potential earnings ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands of USD daily.
Identify targets that can transform from a few tens of thousands of dollars in the internal market to hundreds of thousands (10x), millions (100x), or even tens of millions (1000x) in the external market.
Eliminate rugs, scams, and wash trading schemes; look for subtle hints of value in assets, such as iconography, websites, developer information, and leaked details from associated addresses.
The accumulation of experience is essentially an accumulation of familiarity. The current top players have spent approximately a year engaged in PVP internal market activities, working tirelessly. This level of dedication is necessary to sift through 20,000 new projects daily and find valuable opportunities among them.
Chain Screening: Use the GMGN pumpfun page to monitor all internal market targets.
Eliminate: Exclude often-seen images (indicative of wash trading), rug addresses, and targets with unreasonable token distribution (such as wash trading schemes with large holdings, marked in GMGN's analysis section).
Pick: Identify projects with thoughtfully designed images and websites and find addresses inadvertently left by devs (linked addresses).
Place Bets: Top players don't place many bets daily; the aim isn't to gamble but to pursue strategies with favorable odds and probability. Invest in 1%-5% of the total supply of a token, waiting for the internal market to completed and liquidity to transition to the external market (Raydium), then sell off to secure short-term profits.
Sell Off: Typically, once you've secured token positions internally and successfully migrated liquidity externally, most of your internal holdings should be sold off during the price surge towards a million USD market cap.
Definition: The external market level one strategy involves participating in Pumpfun internal market targets after they migrate to the external market. This is when prices can fluctuate rapidly, allowing for PVP (player vs player) trading strategies to buy low and sell high.
$TRUMP
$Pnut
$Luce
This strategy requires ongoing chain screening and continuous monitoring, spending over 10 hours a day observing the market.
You need a tightly-knit community (both large and small groups, as the accuracy of information may vary) to gather sufficient hot-topic information.
A well-organized address database is crucial, built around your specific needs. This includes not only collecting addresses of smart money, whales, and large holders but also being very familiar with their trading habits and characteristics.
A successful external market level one operation can yield returns ranging from tens of thousands of dollars (small PVP tokens) to millions of dollars (e.g., Trump).
Speed: Quickly get onboard shortly after good targets hit the external market.
Accuracy: Rapidly assess whether the current market cap of a target is worth investing in, determine the first phase ceiling, and evaluate the risk-reward ratio.
Firmness: Be willing to invest heavily when a very certain opportunity arises; decisively take profit at the target point; quickly cut losses if an error in judgment is detected.
1. Gather Information Sources
Chain Screening
Community Groups
Monitored Addresses
Monitored X (Twitter)
2. Quick Assessment and Buy-In
As soon as you obtain the CA (contract address) and project information, make an immediate judgment. This requires experience, as well as collaboration with close friends to supplement information.
Each asset's situation is unique, and the timing of observation varies. Quickly determine whether to invest and how much to allocate.
3. Take Profit and Cut Loss
Typically, the external market phase one is a PVP process. Once the PVP phase concludes, a retracement or drop of at least 80% is likely, and many assets may even go to zero and never recover. Therefore, participating in the external market phase one requires resolute profit-taking or loss-cutting. Experienced phase-one traders often adhere to the concept of "selling on the first sign of red," which highlights the importance of acting swiftly. Once the hype fades, assets engaged in PVP on Solana may face an 80% price drop or even go to zero.
1. Gather Information Sources
Chain Screening: The $TRUMP token quickly appeared on the GMGN trending list, making it visible to anyone actively involved in chain screening.
Community: Active on-chain communities focused on memecoins, including both large and small groups, mentioned it. Initially, many speculated that it was due to a hacked social media account, which was a divisive piece of information that led many to not invest.
Addresses: Tracking smart money addresses that have already started investing could help you make quick judgments:
Whether to invest amid uncertainty.
Whether to increase your stake when the situation becomes clearer.
Twitter Scanning: Verify the $TRUMP Twitter account immediately to see if it posted this meme, confirming the information firsthand.
2. Quick Assessment
Reflecting on the situation, the three key points to assess were:
First, Authenticity
Use $TRUMP's Twitter post as a turning point.
Before the tweet, the project was in an uncertain state; Bold Degens started investing based on details like pool size and fiat purchase options on the official site.
After the Twitter confirmation, authenticity isn't an issue anymore. The next step is deciding whether to invest and how much.
Second, 20% Circulation
At the time of $TRUMP's tweet, the market cap was $2 billion.
After the tweet, it quickly surged to $4 billion, then fell back to $3 billion, marking the best entry point.
Many who achieved significant results entered at this time.
Key insight: The actual circulating market cap wasn't $3 billion, but $600 million.
This information kept many from investing, but quickly checking the information on the official website would have led to better decision-making.
Third, Valuation
$TRUMP token valuation has two perspectives:
A. Comparison with Other Assets
Elon Musk's $PNUT reached a peak of $2 billion.
$TRUMP at a $3 billion market cap equates to a $600 million market cap (with 20% circulation).
Presenting a comparison-based buying opportunity at a value low.
B. GMGN Holder Analysis
GMGN's holder section reveals purchase prices and holding times for addresses.
The earliest buyers (except the bold few) purchased at a $3 billion market cap.
This information justified buying at that point.
Those degens who quickly and accurately assessed these three points and boldly placed large bets generally achieved returns of around $10 million (blockchain data is immutable and transparent, allowing everyone to see the clear profits of these addresses).
3. Take Profit and Cut Loss
A good take-profit point should be when the project is listed on centralized exchanges like Binance, OKX, or Coinbase:
After listing, the market cap generally reaches its peak.
The buying power on centralized exchanges represents the final wave of demand.
At this point, it's best to gradually sell off your holdings.
Stop-Loss is determined by:
Enforcing a stop-loss based on a predefined loss percentage.
Fundamental changes (e.g., if Trump claims Twitter was hacked) trigger a stop-loss.
Definition: The second stage of the external market refers to the strategy of identifying and purchasing valuable assets after a 50% or even 80% decline following the end of the first stage (PVP phase). This approach focuses on buying undervalued assets during significant market pullbacks.
Typical Cases
$AVA
$Swarms
$Pippin
$Ai16Z
$ACT
1. Basic Requirements
Strong investment research capabilities and a small team are essential.
Patience is required to avoid participating in the first-stage PVP.
Avoid being swayed by the rapid price fluctuations in the first stage, as this can disrupt your operational rhythm.
2. Characteristics of Investment Targets
Select assets with long-term sustainability.
Exceptional meme potential.
Assets are backed by a clear team narrative and product.
3. Capital Requirements
Participation typically requires tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The goal is to achieve around 10x returns.
1. Accurate Judgment
Evaluate the team, narrative, product, token distribution, market capitalization, and other factors comprehensively.
2. Patience
Maintain patience and avoid impulsive decisions.
1. Information Sources
Post-PVP hotspot assets, closely collaborating team screening, and tracking all significant targets within the sector.
2. In-Depth Research (Using AI Assets as an Example)
Team Evaluation
Competence level.
Integrity and reputation.
Long-term development intentions (not just seeking quick profits).
Narrative Direction
Aligns with the current development trends in the AI sector.
Possesses imaginative and growth potential.
Product and Technology
Assess Product Market Fit (PMF) potential.
Token Distribution Analysis
Evaluate distribution fairness.
Team holdings ratio.
External market manipulators.
Market-making team situation (analyzed via GMGN data dashboard).
Market Cap Potential
Assess current market capitalization.
Verify potential for 10x or greater growth.
Determine entry value.
3. Position Building Strategy
For large funds, patience is advised.
Gradually build positions over several days.
4. Take-Profit/Stop-Loss Strategy
Take-Profit Approach
Gradually take profits when psychological targets are met.
Sell off incrementally.
Stop-Loss Strategy
No strict loss threshold.
Emphasize pre-investment research.
No stop-loss if fundamentals remain unchanged.
Manage risk through portfolio diversification.
1. Correct Strategy
Avoid participating in the first stage (from the internal market to $90M market cap).
Avoid building positions at a market cap of $40M-$60M.
2. Actual Operation
Started buying incrementally at around $20M market cap (1% position).
Maintained an average cost basis of $17M.
Held without stop-loss at $12M market cap (over 30% floating loss).
Eventually, it rose to around $300M market cap.
3. Selection Basis
Background as a popular PVP asset.
Strength of the Holo team.
Reliable narrative/product direction.
4. Operational Points
Choose the right entry timing.
Conduct scientific market analysis.
Identify precise entry points.
Allocate position sizes reasonably.
Utilize GMGN data analysis.
Continuously monitor token distribution.
Maintain a firm holding strategy.
Definition: Pre-listing assets refer to projects that have undergone the second stage of the external market, gained widespread market acceptance, and established a strong narrative. These assets are significant within their respective sectors, characterized by high market capitalization, strong liquidity, and a solid community, making them unlikely to suddenly collapse.
$Ai16Z
$Virtual
$AIXBT
1. Core Competency Requirements
Deep understanding of listing candidates.
Firm judgment on sector leaders.
Substantial capital (e.g., cases involving $10M investments yielding tens of millions in floating profits).
2. Participant Profile
Investors seeking stable sector returns.
Large players in both secondary and on-chain markets.
Investment scale in the range of millions of dollars.
Accurate judgment of sector leaders.
A clear understanding of Product Market Fit (PMF).
Ample capital.
Similar to the process for second-stage external market assets.
The main differences lie in certainty and capital requirements.
Pre-listing assets offer higher certainty.
Larger capital investments are needed to achieve comparable returns.
This section analyzes and describes the on-chain strategies and their dissemination chains. It aims to clarify how meme coins are traded, who spreads the information, who buys and sells, and the roles each participant plays. It also explains how different players profit in this ecosystem.
From being a "PVP soldier" to becoming a "PVP marshal," the growth path requires selecting the most suitable strategy based on the above analysis and continuously practicing it.
I usually maintain over 15 hours of focus using GMGN for on-chain information gathering. When $TRUMP emerged, I was online, and the initial news came from a group chat, with the market cap around $250M at the time. After researching, I found that Trump had posted related information on TruthSocial and provided the contract address on his official website. Initially, I suspected it might be a scam or a hack, but GMGN wallet monitoring showed multiple key addresses consistently buying in. Additionally, $TRUMP's official website allowed the U.S. users to purchase the meme coin with credit cards, which convinced me of its authenticity.
Seizing this opportunity, I invested all $450,000 I had on-chain into $TRUMP. GMGN's node-enabled fast trading allowed me to buy seamlessly within 1 second. However, I did not withdraw additional funds from CEX to on-chain to increase my position, as I considered $450,000 to be the maximum risk I was willing to accept for a potential loss. As for what happened next, most of you probably knowโ$TRUMP surged from a $200M market cap to $70B, and I successfully profited $17M from it.
One of the significant advantages of on-chain activities is that everyone can access information, analyze, and execute operations relatively fairly. Take the launch of $TRUMP, for example, which emerged with a relatively low market capโsomething unimaginable in the past when centralized exchanges dominated the market. This incident highlights two key points: first, the crypto industry's focus is shifting toward on-chain activities, and second, it demonstrates the opportunities on-chain brings to retail investors.
However, with high returns come high risks. The earlier the project stage, the greater the uncertainty, which significantly tests a player's risk awareness. On-chain, anything is possible, so it's crucial not to get carried away and go all-in.
My personal style is rarely stopping losses. Instead, I aim for overall profitability through the high returns of successful projects. The on-chain environment is rich in high-multiple opportunities, allowing individuals to develop their own methodologies based on their operational style and habits.
I primarily use GMGN's Pumpfun dashboard and wallet monitoring to identify opportunities. Typically, I start by jumping to Twitter and the project's official website to gather information and assess the narrative. If I determine that the narrative has potential, I check the token holder panel below to analyze the token distribution. If the holders are all small accounts or bundled wallets, itโs likely a scam or farm, and I proceed with extra caution. If the token distribution appears natural, with normal players participating and a reasonable market cap, I consider building a position. For early-stage projects, I usually aim to acquire at least 1% of the tokens. GMGN allows me to complete on-chain purchases within 1 second, ensuring my trading decisions are executed swiftly. Additionally, GMGN offers a token distribution analysis feature, displaying a bubble chart that helps analyze the relationships between addresses and token movements.
My judgment of narratives often relies on experience and intuition, requiring quick decisions on whether to participate. Therefore, immersing myself in the market is crucial. Although there are days when I might sit for hours without finding an interesting token, consistent practice is essential to improve my skills and ultimately seize significant opportunities when they arise. For example, when $TRUMP was launched, I noticed purchases through GMGN's wallet monitoring. Using my established information verification process, I quickly completed my checks and began buying. During the selling process, I also refer to signals from monitored wallets to assist in my trading decisions.
When I first saw that Trump had launched a token, my immediate reaction was to suspect whether his account had been hacked again. However, since it was still very early and the market cap was relatively low (around $400M total, with about $100M in circulation), I decided to take a position immediately. I opened GMGN, which I frequently use, and easily found the liquidity pool. I then split my remaining 100 $SOL into two transactions and bought 33,998 $TRUMP tokens. These tokens ended up being my lowest-cost holdings.
After that, I took a moment to calmly review the analysis in group chats. I noticed that respected traders like 0xsun and Calm were also aggressively adding to their positions. This gave me more confidence, so I gradually increased my position to a total value of $100K, with an average cost between $0.6 and $1.5 per token.
As the news spread, $TRUMP quickly rose to $2. However, media outlets began reporting that the authenticity of Trump's token launch was unconfirmed, and some influential KOLs publicly suggested that the account might have been hacked. This caused $TRUMP to rapidly pull back from $2 to below $0.9. Concerned about FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) or a potential reversal, I reduced some of my later-added positions.
When Trump's official Twitter account confirmed the token launch, all doubts vanished. With this second confirmation, $TRUMP's price surged. As more people woke up to the news, they started buying in, and no one questioned whether the account had been hacked anymoreโafter all, it was unlikely that a U.S. President's social media account could remain compromised for hours without being addressed.
The rest of the story is well-known: $TRUMP quickly listed on all major exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, and even Robinhood. I sold half of my position at around $65 after the Binance listing and cleared the remaining half at $58 when Melania announced her own token launch, locking in $5M in profits.
Looking back, there are areas where I could have improved. For instance, after the second confirmation from Trump's Twitter, the narrative became highly certain, and I should have aggressively added to my position. Notably, the $TRUMP tokens I bought through GMGN, thanks to their low cost, were held without any swing trading, resulting in a $2.2M profit. Thank you, GMGN!
Iโve been following and using GMGN since its early days, relying on the platform for data analysis and high-frequency trading. Shortly after I started using it, I caught the $TRUMP opportunityโGMGN brought me good luck!
Moreover, data analysis is one of the most essential skills for on-chain players, and this is where I believe GMGN has a broad vision. Even though data analysis doesnโt directly generate profits, GMGN consistently updates and maintains its features, dedicated to serving every memecoin trader.
On the trading front, GMGN was one of the few platforms that allowed early purchases of $TRUMP, thanks to its compatibility with USDC routing and its global multi-node trading services. GMGN also helped me secure a spot on the $TRUMP on-chain profit leaderboard! While tools arenโt the decisive factor in making profits, having reliable tools is essential for success. I believe the era of on-chain assets and meme coins is just beginning.
Combining my experience with the $TRUMP trade, Iโd like to share some of my daily strategies and thoughts on trading memecoins. With thousands of memecoins launching on-chain every day, the first question you need to ask yourself is: Why should I buy this memecoin, and what is its potential upside? These two questions determine the proportion of capital you allocate and your take-profit points, ultimately shaping your risk-reward ratio.
On the day $TRUMP launched, I woke up half an hour late, facing entry costs 3-5 times higher than others. My first move was to analyze the circulating market cap and unlock schedule. After learning that the circulating supply was around 600M with a three-month unlock period, my mind was set on going all-in.
While building my position, I removed all group chats from my pinned messages to avoid external influences. I wonโt go into the details of the process, but in the end, I secured a decent profit of $4M. Below, Iโll share some of my personal tips and tricks for trading meme coins based on my accumulated experience.
The platform I use most frequently for dashboards and trading is [gmgn.ai] When using the dashboard, my primary focus is on the "Already Launched" section, filtering for market caps above $100K. This helps me avoid early-stage PVP (player vs. player) scenarios and allows me to dedicate more time and energy to analyzing and discovering projects.
Once I find a suitable project, the first thing I check is the holder distribution. If GMGN flags a large number of small, suspicious accounts (red indicators) or the token distribution interaction chart looks dubious, I immediately pass on the project. These insights are readily available on GMGN.
Currently, meme coins can be broadly categorized into two types: meme coins and utility coins (including celebrity coins).
For meme coins, my analysis boils down to one question: Does it make me laugh at first glance? Meme coins are highly subjective, and this approach has helped me identify gems like $LLM at a $200K market cap and $moodeng at a $3M market cap.
For utility coins, I use GMGN's magnifying glass feature to quickly gather information about the project team. Unlike meme coins, utility coins often have a very short window for early positioning, with rapid accumulation in the first few minutes. Speed is crucial, and understanding the team's background and credibility early on can help you secure more tokens at lower prices. I also complement GMGN with AI tools like GROK and ChatGPT to quickly summarize the developers' entrepreneurial history and reputation.
During the review phase, GMGN offers a highly useful feature: identifying the top profitable addresses for each trending project. By clicking into these addresses, GMGN provides a clear breakdown of their profits and losses across different projects. This data helps me analyze their trading habits and frequency. Combining this with win rates, I add promising addresses to my monitoring list as alerts for future opportunities
Finally, consistent review and thoughtful analysis are key to staying ahead of the curve. Speed and preparation matter more than anything else. Thereโs no need to feel anxiousโthis space is full of opportunities. If you truly treat this as your career, take it seriously. The future belongs to us.
In this round of on-chain miracles, the window for decision-making was incredibly narrow, requiring rapid judgment under extreme pressure. It was a test of capital, execution, and investment logic at their limits.
When I noticed $TRUMP at $0.8, I had to make a quick decision based on a few key pieces of information: 1. A massive, unlocked liquidity pool worth tens of millions of dollars. 2. Uncertainty about whether the account had been hacked. 3. The projectโs official website included a credit card purchase link. Previously, the market had witnessed a similar event with a large pool suddenly disappearing, like the infamous โbaldโ incident, where the project team drained the pool, causing the token to plummet to zero. However, the presence of a credit card purchase link and related software on the $TRUMP website made it seem relatively trustworthy. At that moment, I decided to take a gamble. I even shared in the community, โBet on this oneโif it works out, it could 10x. If not, it might go to zero, but if they donโt drain the pool immediately, thereโs still a chance to exit.โ I thought, โIf youโre going to gamble, this is the kind of bet worth taking.โ Interestingly, during this decision-making process, media outlets spread FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt), claiming the pool only had a few hundred $SOL. The price fluctuated wildly, rising from $1 to $2 and then dropping back to $1. As it dipped to $1, I doubled down, thinking, โIf youโre going to gamble, go big.โ Coincidentally, around this time, Trumpโs Twitter account confirmed the launch, and the narrative solidified. In those few minutes, information exploded, and the difficulty of decision-making skyrocketed. Without a robust system and the ability to synthesize information quickly, it would have been terrifying to see a large investment potentially halve or even go to zero in minutes.
When I made the purchase, I used GMGN for the final execution, which completed the on-chain transaction in just 1 second. Looking back, itโs all in the past now, but I remain confident that blockchain will present the next big opportunity.
Here we laugh, here we cry, here we live, and here we die.
MEME, MEME.
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