Being Early in Memecoins Isn’t About Speed

For a long time, I thought being early meant buying first. In reality, that usually just meant taking the most risk with the least information. Being first isn’t an edge — most of the time it’s just exposure.

What actually matters is awareness. Memecoins rarely start with price action; they start with attention. A name popping up in different Telegram groups, people asking genuine questions, small discussions forming before charts look interesting. That’s usually where real momentum begins.

Charts are easy to manipulate early. Volume, holders, even engagement on X can be faked. Organic attention across multiple communities is much harder to fake. That’s why I’ve shifted my focus away from candles and toward where conversations are happening.

Tools like Outlight fun helped me do that more efficiently — not to predict pumps, but to filter noise and spot when something is genuinely starting to gain traction. Being early isn’t about speed. It’s about recognizing momentum while it’s still forming.