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Archive/2026-10-06Meme

Meme Trenches

Meme Trenches Daily Pack — Tue Oct 6, 2026 ~9:15am ET

As-of: ~09:15 ET America/New_York

1) Market context

  • Macro lid — BTC ~$85–86k, ETH ~$2.7k, SOL ~$120. FOMC minutes Wed 2pm ET.
  • TOKEN2049 memecoin panel Wed 5:10pm OKX (Ansem / Murad / Paul) — Murad "SPX6900 is the next Bitcoin" = low-value signal → SPX mid §5 only.
  • Day ~7 post RH cliff — size/liq over chase.
  • Mentions = provisional (digest × persistence). Soft. Compensated with DexScreener highest-liq + boosts + public WebSearch.

Digest mid / single-shill / not trench (Dex-verified):

TokenChainCAMcap / LiqNote
PCCRH~$2.44M / $190kCryptoGodJohn single-shill → §5
ManifestSol~$11.5M / $557ksingle-shill/raid → §5 mid
EDELBase—~$49Mmid DeFi, not meme trench
BLUECHIP (digest "$BASECAT")Base~$8.56M / $127kmid/fading — §5 only; not real BASECAT
BASECAT (real)Base~$13.4Mmid — do not confuse w/ BLUECHIP / dead UPTOBER

GIFCAT/ANISOM omitted as spam. Longtail "memecoin per stock ticker" (Mert/Helius + @Longtailfun) — launchpad-adjacent watch. Tokenized stocks / PowerUS / DGLD — RWA context §5.

2) Ranked trench hits (by Trench Score)

Early / micro focus only. Mid-caps (~$2M+) live in §5 — not the trench board.

RankTokenChainScoreMcapLiqΔNote
1FEELSGOODSol60$1.10M$116k+0.4%deepest early Sol held
2CAT (SPYx)Sol54$285k$47k+14%promote; cleanest green RWA
3WHENRH52$167k$47k+7.8%promote; cleanest RH green
4BLKSol50$419k$70kflatBackpack equity micro held
5BARSIKSol48$170k$93k−10%best liq/mcap
6CATWIFFEATHERRH44$199k$43k−17%demote from Mon #3; still board, not chase

Watch only (names; CAs in §3 secondary): Super Ishikawa (+69% elevated), ROO, HOODCATS, Holdoween, GRUMPY, CASHED, AD, FLOPPY, PRIME, NUMMUS, SANTAHOOD.

Dead: UPTOBER Base, COMANDO, LEE (no pairs), WHIPCAT, HI (−90% near-dead), BATONROGUE (−99.5%).

NEW early on lead: none clean (boost dusts −96%+; digest PCC/Manifest/EDEL/BLUECHIP are mid or single-shill).

Digest avoid / not trench: PCC, Manifest, EDEL, BLUECHIP-as-BASECAT, Murad SPX signal, Cate/VELRO/PAR/COON/PULSO/clones/phishing/HOOKR/RCPTS/COTCH/nubs/PP/ZeroCat/single-shills.

3) Full table (early trench)

TokenChainCAMcapLiqMentions*TrenchHookRisk flagsSources
FEELSGOODSol$1.10M$116k~2860Feels Good Man; deepest early SolPEPE-quote; flat tapeDex Raydium CPMM
CATSol$285k$47k~2054Catching Absolute Tops × SPYx; +14%RWA-linked; still thin volDex Raydium SPYx
WHENRH$167k$47k~1852When on RH; cleanest RH green +7.8%USDG/WETH; quiet tapeDex Uniswap v3 WETH
BLKSol$419k$70k~1450Backpack equity micro heldclone CAs; liq down from Mon $102kDex Raydium CLMM USDC
BARSIKSol$170k$93k~1648Hasbulla cat; best liq ratioolder ID; −10%Dex Raydium SOL
CATWIFFEATHERRH$199k$43k~1244cat-with-feather; demote−17%; can fade like GRUMPYDex Uniswap v4

*Mentions = provisional (digest × persistence). Soft.

Secondary / watch (not ranked lead)

TokenChainCAMcapLiqNote
Super IshikawaRH$137k$36k+69%; liq $27k→$36k; boost 100 — elevated watch, not lead
ROORH$161k$30kstill chase; flat; thin-liq vol trap
HOODCATSRH$104k$30k−1%; soft hold after Mon −51%
HoldoweenSol$241k$52k−14%; still sell-skew
GRUMPYRH$40k$19k−22%
CASHEDRH$126k$36k−17%
ADRH$42k$17k−27% — soft
FLOPPYSol$87k$27k−17%; SNDK-quote
PRIMERH$65k$53k+0.7%; still best RH liq ratio; AMZN-quote
NUMMUSSol$1.45M$135ksize; −1.2%; soft tape
SANTAHOODRH$469k$86kSANTACOIN; −17%; near mid
OTISRH———still unverified

Mon → Tue board refresh (highest-liq)

TokenMon ~mcap/liqTue highest-liqStatus
FEELSGOOD$1.04M / $115k$1.10M / $116kHOLD (+0.4%)
HI$434k / $71k$43k / $21kDEMOTE / NEAR-DEAD (−90%)
CATWIFFEATHER$262k / $47k$199k / $43kDEMOTE (−17%)
BLK$419k / $102k$419k / $70kHOLD (flat; USDC highest; liq thinner)
BARSIK$188k / $98k$170k / $93kHOLD (−10%)
WHEN$159k / $46k$167k / $47kPROMOTE (+7.8%)
CAT$250k / $44k$285k / $47kPROMOTE (+14%)
ROO$153k / $29k$161k / $30kWATCH (flat chase)
HOODCATS$105k / $31k$104k / $30kWATCH (−1%)
Holdoween$281k / $56k$241k / $52kWATCH (−14%)
GRUMPY$51k / $22k$40k / $19kWATCH (−22%)
CASHED$166k / $41k$126k / $36kWATCH (−17%)
AD$57k / $19k$42k / $17kWATCH (−27%)
FLOPPY$104k / $30k$87k / $27kWATCH (−17%)
PRIME$65k / $53k$65k / $53kWATCH (+0.7%)
NUMMUS$1.47M / $136k$1.45M / $135kWATCH (−1.2%)
SANTAHOOD$558k / $94k$469k / $86kWATCH (−17%)
Super Ishikawa$80k / $27k$137k / $36kWATCH (+69%; elevated)
BATONROGUE$699k / $84k$3.2k / $4.2kDEAD (−99.5%)
WHIPCAT$3.8k / $4.1k~$3.0kDEAD
UPTOBER Base$4.5k / $4.5k~$4.4kDEAD
COMANDO$2.6k / $2.8k~$2.5kDEAD
LEEno pairsno pairsDEAD

Day-7: RH size/liq over chase — WHEN cleanest RH green; CATWIFFEATHER fading; Super Ishikawa +69% elevated watch not lead; no clean new early from digest/boosts. PROMOTE: CAT (+14%), WHEN (+7.8%). DEMOTE: HI (−90% near-dead), CATWIFFEATHER (−17%). DEAD: UPTOBER, COMANDO, LEE, WHIPCAT, +HI near-dead, +BATONROGUE.

4) Hot vs fading vs avoid

BucketNames
HOT / earlyFEELSGOOD (deepest held), CAT +14% RWA, WHEN +7.8% RH, BLK size held, Super Ishikawa +69% elevated watch
FADING / softHI −90% near-dead, BATONROGUE −99.5% dead, CATWIFFEATHER −17% demote, AD −27%, GRUMPY −22%, CASHED / FLOPPY / SANTAHOOD / Holdoween −14% to −17%

Avoid (short):

  • Digest single-shills — PCC RH ; Manifest Sol
  • Murad SPX signal — TOKEN2049 noise; SPX stays §5
  • BLUECHIP Base — digest mislabeled "$BASECAT"; §5 only
  • EDEL Base ~$49M — mid DeFi, not meme trench
  • Agency-meta as trench leads — mid or dead (BATONROGUE now dead); $SI mid + shill risk
  • Cate / VELRO / PAR / COON / PULSO / HOOKR / RCPTS / COTCH / nubs / PP dust / ZeroCat / clones / phishing
  • BLK / CASHED clones — only CAs in §3; boost dusts −96%+; thin-liq violent % = chase (day-7)

5) RWA-linked + mid-cap context (NOT trench board)

TokenChainCAMcapLiqNote
BLK × BackpackSol$419k$70kon early board
CAT × SPYxSol$285k$47kon early board; +14%
FLOPPY × SNDKSol$87k$27kwatch; −17%
PRIME × AMZNRH$65k$53kwatch
SPX6900ETH~$403M$12.5M−4.4%; Murad signal = low-value → §5 only
STONKSol~$166M$2.63M−9.7%
CASHCATRH~$150M$4.17M−5%
BASECATBase~$13.4M$564kUni v4 ETH; +3.9%; mid
BLUECHIPBase~$8.56M$127kdigest "$BASECAT"; mid/fading — §5 only
SI (Super Inu)Sol~$31.7M$860kMeteora DLMM; mid + shill risk
ManifestSol~$11.5M$557ksingle-shill/raid — mid NOT trench
PCCRH~$2.44M$190kCryptoGodJohn — near-mid NOT trench
EDELBase—~$49M—mid DeFi, not meme trench
SANTAHOODRH$469k$86kwatch / near mid
  • Longtail / memecoin-per-ticker (Mert/Helius + @Longtailfun) — launchpad-adjacent watch; not auto-board.
  • Tokenized stocks / PowerUS / DGLD — RWA narrative context only unless early micro with real liq.
  • Not re-pulled this morning (do not treat as Tue): Agency, baton, swordcat, HIGGS, MEMEAGENCY, AGENTCAT, BUCKET, SCHIFFY, MONITOR, DRB, VRAX, GENIE, CALI — prior-day prints stay mid / not trench until fresh highest-liq. BATONROGUE Agency-clone is now dead.

6) WHAT COULD I BE WRONG ABOUT?

  • FEELSGOOD flat can be PEPE-quote dead-cat, not a Sol hold.
  • CAT +14% can be SPYx beta, not organic meme demand.
  • WHEN +7.8% can fade like Mon's −15% without a second RH leg.
  • CATWIFFEATHER −17% can be the start of a GRUMPY-style unwind, not a soft demote.
  • Super Ishikawa +69% can be boost-rented chase even with liq growth $27k→$36k.
  • HI −90% can be a washout into a Halloween bounce — treat near-dead until clean re-tape.
  • PCC / Manifest can keep printing culture on single-KOL heat — still not trench under day-7 size/liq.
  • BLUECHIP-as-"BASECAT" alias confusion can trap wrong-CA buyers.
  • Murad SPX signal can move mid flow even if signal quality is low — stays §5.
  • BLK liq drop $102k→$70k can precede a soft unwind.
  • Multi-pair mcap traps — use highest-liq from §3 / §5 only.
  • Unrefreshed mids in §5 can have moved overnight.

7) Base coverage note

  • No credible new early Base meme.
  • Digest "$BASECAT" CA is BLUECHIP (~$8.56M / $127k mid/fading) — §5 only, not trench.
  • Real BASECAT remains mid (~$13.4M / $564k Uni v4 ETH; +3.9%).
  • UPTOBER still dead (~$4.4k).
  • Do not confuse the three 0xB200… CAs (BASECAT / BLUECHIP / UPTOBER).
  • EDEL ~$49M is mid DeFi, not a trench meme. No BASEJUICE / TOSHI / BRETT / XDP added.

8) Suggested board for Cos (early trench)

TokenChainCAWhy
FEELSGOODSoldeepest Sol held / +0.4%
CATSolPROMOTE +14% SPYx
WHENRHPROMOTE +7.8% cleanest RH green
BLKSolequity micro / $70k liq
BARSIKSolbest liq ratio
CATWIFFEATHERRHdemote −17%; still board

Watch only

TokenChainCANote
Super IshikawaRH+69% elevated
ROORHchase
HOODCATSRHsoft
HoldoweenSolsell-skew
GRUMPYRH−22%
CASHEDRH−17%
ADRH−27% soft
FLOPPYSol−17%
PRIMERHbest RH liq ratio
NUMMUSSolsize soft
SANTAHOODRH−17% near mid

Dead

TokenChainCANote
UPTOBERBase~$4.4k
COMANDOSol~$2.5k
LEERHno pairs
WHIPCATSol~$3.0k
HISol−90% near-dead
BATONROGUESol−99.5%

Mid-cap only (not trench): SPX6900 (~$403M), STONK (~$166M), CASHCAT (~$150M), BASECAT (~$13.4M), BLUECHIP (~$8.56M), SI (~$31.7M), Manifest (~$11.5M), PCC (~$2.44M), EDEL (~$49M), SANTAHOOD (~$469k near-mid).

Hard avoid: digest single-shills (PCC/Manifest), Murad SPX-as-signal, BLUECHIP-as-BASECAT wrong CA, EDEL-as-meme, Cate/VELRO/PAR/COON/PULSO/HOOKR/RCPTS/COTCH/nubs/PP/ZeroCat, BLK/CASHED clones, thin-liq violent %.

Day-7 post-cliff: RH early board is size/liq over chase — WHEN cleanest RH green; CATWIFFEATHER fading from Mon promote; Super Ishikawa +69% elevated watch not lead; digest PCC/Manifest stay off the board as single-shill mids.

Ready for Cos handoff / 9:30 brief.

Sources / technical notes
  • DIGEST: https://makcapitaldaily.grok.me — As-of 2026-10-06 08:20 ET → DIGEST_OK (browser-confirmed live morning issue; first load was live; no Sep-22 reload needed this pass; do not re-fetch As-of via curl/WebFetch).
  • Mentions = provisional (digest × persistence). Soft.
  • Compensated with DexScreener highest-liq pairs + boosts + public WebSearch.