How Top MEME Players Achieve Stable Profits? Does MEME Trading Have a So-Called “Holy Grail”?
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The MEME market is always filled with myths of overnight wealth, yet very few players can sustain profits. How do top MEME players achieve stable earnings? Does MEME trading have a so-called “Holy Grail”? PANews conducted an in-depth analysis of the trading behaviors of the top three profitable players in the OKX wallet over the past three months. The trading strategies of these top players not only showcase the diversity of MEME coin trading, but also reveal the complexities and potential traps hidden in this high-risk area.
This analysis will explore several aspects including token purchase preferences, maximum single transaction profit, maximum single transaction loss, trading frequency, position size, and timing of purchases.
Cupsey: Searching for Diamonds in High-Frequency Sniping
Cupsey (suqh5sHtr8HyJ7q8scBimULPkPpA557prMG47xCHQfK, Twitter: @Cupseyy) is the address ranked first in profits among OKX wallet users over the past three months, with earnings of approximately $5.14 million and a win rate of 67.7%. Additionally, Cupsey has 137,400 followers on Twitter.
PANews analysis revealed that Cupsey’s daily trading style belongs to a high-frequency sniping strategy, investing a certain proportion of funds right as a token launches, then clearing the position within one minute or even just a few seconds later. Due to Cupsey’s massive trading volume, reaching 95,000 transactions within 30 days, it is challenging to conduct a detailed analysis of his overall trading strategy. PANews selected several recent random trades as well as the highest profitable and most significant loss trades for analysis.
In terms of trading frequency, Cupsey averages about 910 trades per day over the past week. From the latest transactions, he tends to buy the same proportion of tokens within minutes of their launch, usually around 3 SOL. Then he conducts an initial sale within seconds to a few minutes. Additionally, if a token meets certain criteria, Cupsey will choose to add approximately $30 for an additional purchase, typically making around 10 supplementary buys. His profit targets are generally modest, ranging from dozens to around $200. Clearly, his logic does not rely on a fixed profit-loss ratio, but rather reacts promptly to real-time market changes. Usually, the tokens he participates in will drop to zero within a few minutes, and sometimes the collapse speed is so rapid that even he cannot escape. However, based on his trading speed, it appears he uses an independently deployed trading API to place orders, which maximizes the chances of avoiding being squeezed out.
According to GMGN data, Cupsey’s most profitable single trade was with a token named Dogcoin. This trade was clearly not in line with his usual style; he did not buy at the market’s opening but entered over 40 minutes after launch, initially investing over $2,000 in principal, followed by rapid multiple supplementary purchases. After holding for less than 2 hours, he chose to clear the position and then repeatedly bought and sold this token. Ultimately, he made a profit of about $17,000.
In contrast, in another trade with the highest loss involving the HAT token, Cupsey employed a similar sniping strategy, buying within 2 minutes of the market opening and starting to sell after 30 seconds. However, in this process, he initially invested significantly more than usual, directly putting in over $2,300. After the first sale, he incurred a loss of $300. Yet, Cupsey seemed quite confident in this token, promptly increasing his position and re-entering, only to suffer a loss of over $3,000 a minute later.
This process shows that even top MEME players cannot escape the emotional interference of high-stakes trading. Overall, Cupsey’s trading strategy consists of two execution logics: one is to quickly sell right after the market opens, taking small profits. This strategy is not novel; the challenge lies in making judgments about the token within seconds of opening and completing buy-sell transactions in mere tens of seconds, which must involve relatively complex automated trading tools.
The other logic is a relatively slower trading approach, discovering potentially valuable tokens, and then initially investing several thousand dollars to lay in wait, followed by phased exits. However, regardless of the method, Cupsey is generally not the type to hold positions overnight or expect high-multiple returns. This approach may reflect the current operations of professional MEME players, relying on a stable technical foundation and unique trading judgment logic to accumulate wealth.
gake: Value Discovery, Master of Wave Trading
gake (DNfuF1L62WWyW3pNakVkyGGFzVVhj4Yr52jSmdTyeBHm, Twitter: @Ga__ke) is the second-ranked trader, whose trading style is entirely different from Cupsey’s. Over the past three months, gake achieved approximately $2.48 million in profits, with a win rate of about 42%. His profit amounts generally range from thousands to over $10,000. The trading frequency is significantly lower compared to Cupsey, with a total of 2,141 trades over three months, averaging about 23 trades per day.
In terms of trading style, gake typically chooses tokens with a market cap of over $100,000 and is generally not fixated on sniping at market openings. Although he occasionally buys some tokens shortly after the opening, it can be observed that he often does this to acquire lower cost tokens rather than to rush out.
gake’s primary strategy is to seek tokens that are likely to drop to zero in a short time while also having some explosive potential on social media. For example, he usually favors AI, Musk, or MEME culture with a solid audience base as his themes. Observations show that the tokens purchased by gake typically have a market cap exceeding $1 million.
Secondly, regarding entry points, gake waits for these tokens to fall to price lows or enters during favorable stimuli for breakthroughs. After buying, he recovers a small portion of the principal in a short time, while allowing the remaining funds to ride for a while. When encountering tokens with more heated themes, gake will repeatedly trade, resembling wave trading of altcoins.
Overall, gake is a diamond-handed trader with a unique judgment perspective. His strength lies in discovering valuable information, often finding topics and MEME symbols with potential, and then investing relatively large sums upon evaluation.
Cented: “Smart Money” Traps and Manipulation Warnings
Cented (CyaE1VxvBrahnPWkqm5VsdCvyS2QmNht2UFrKJHga54o) is the third-ranked trader, with earnings of $1.82 million over the past three months. Cented’s trading style is highly similar to Cupsey’s, with similar amounts invested in certain tokens. Cented also employs high-frequency sniping, but unlike Cupsey, who finds opportunities during trades, Cented operates more purely as a sniping trading bot. His holding times are shorter, completed in seconds to a few tens of seconds, and nearly all transactions occur within seconds after the market opens, clearly indicating a bot trading address.
However, it is worth considering that although Cented’s records show current profits of $1.82 million, the actual earnings may not be so. The reason is that the tokens purchased by Cented are all newly launched ones, and these newly issued tokens struggle to rise or generate profits without other buyers. Yet, from Cented’s trading records, more than half of the tokens appear to yield profits, a probability evidently inconsistent with the issuance rules of MEME coins. Therefore, PANews speculates that the Cented address is likely one of the profit addresses for certain “conspiracy groups”, and its so-called earnings are mostly due to intentional purchases by other addresses inflating prices. This is commonly referred to as “left hand selling to right hand”. The reason for keeping the Cented address consistently showing profits is to make it appear as “smart money”, encouraging more people to follow, thereby becoming prey for the “conspiracy group”.
PANews randomly checked several tokens traded by Cented and found that their creators are invariably addresses established for specific “conspiracy operations”. This phenomenon indicates that Cented is either one of these members or specifically buys such “junk” tokens. Regardless of the truth, for investors, following Cented is not a wise choice.
Therefore, for addresses that appear to be smart money, investors must remain vigilant and avoid blindly following or trusting them. During the analysis of MEME smart money addresses, one must always be alert, analyzing whether the apparent profits of the address align with actual market rules. Otherwise, it is easy to fall into the trap of Rug groups.
In summary, from the trading behaviors of these top players, it is evident that true success does not rely on a single stroke of luck but is built on unique trading logic, strong technical foundations, and stringent risk control. For ordinary investors, blindly following is far inferior to deeply understanding the logic and risks behind these strategies. Before diving into this exciting wealth game, maintaining independent thinking and cautious judgment may be the most valuable “smart money” strategy.
