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Archive/2026-10-07Meme

Meme Trenches

Meme Trenches Daily Pack — Wed Oct 7, 2026 ~9:20am ET

As-of: ~09:20 ET America/New_York

1) Market context

  • Risk-off / Hormuz — BTC <$84k, Brent >$101, ~$547M liquidations; meme index ~−5%, DeFi ~−6%, SOL ~−1%; spot BTC ETF +$119M Tue. 17/18 meme categories lost mcap; political memes only green (+1.05%, ~$5.96B). Chain vol: Sol ~$3.17B, BNB ~$1.97B, Base ~$1.10B, RH ~$934.6M. Day ~8 post RH cliff — size/liq over chase. Risk-off day: prefer relative strength over thin-liq violent %.

Digest mid / fade / conflicted — not trench lead (Dex-verified):

TokenChainCAMcap / LiqNote
HUMAN (Team Human)Sol~$320k / $75k−47% — ZEC copycat unwind, not clean early
PLAGUE (Yersinia pestis)Sol~$667k / $89k−68% — crashed; not board
$ANSEMSol~$139M / $2.40M−5%; @blknoiz06 defending = conflicted → §5 mid only

Compensated with DexScreener highest-liq pairs + boosts + public WebSearch. Mentions = provisional (digest × persistence). Soft.

2) Ranked trench hits (by Trench Score)

Early / micro focus only. Mid-caps (SPX6900, STONK, CASHCAT, BASECAT, BLUECHIP, Agency meta, SI, Manifest, PCC, EDEL, ANSEM, SCHIFFY, MONITOR, DRB, VRAX, BUCKET, GENIE, CALI, ~$2M+) live in §5 — not the trench board. Risk-off: board stays thin (5 hits) — relative strength + depth over chase.

  1. CAT (SPYx) Sol — Trench 62 (lead; cleanest relative strength; +110%; $599k / $69k; boost 500)
  2. FEELSGOOD Sol — 54 (deepest early Sol held through risk-off; −0.6%; $1.09M / $113k — h1 soft −17%)
  3. BLK Sol — 50 (Backpack equity micro flat; +0.6%; $422k / $57k)
  4. BARSIK Sol — 48 (best liq/mcap; −10%; $154k / $88k)
  5. Super Ishikawa RH — 46 (promote from watch; +48%; $194k / $41k — liq held)

Demoted off board: WHEN (−18%), CATWIFFEATHER (−26%) — still watch, not scored lead. Watch only: CASHED (+167% / $315k / $55k — elevated but violent % = chase, not lead), WHEN, CATWIFFEATHER, Holdoween (+16% sell-skew), ROO (−46% chase unwind), HOODCATS, GRUMPY, AD, FLOPPY (−30%), PRIME, NUMMUS, SANTAHOOD. Dead (still): HI (~$33k), BATONROGUE (~$3.1k), UPTOBER Base, COMANDO, LEE, WHIPCAT. NEW early on lead: none clean (HUMAN/PLAGUE fading; boost dusts rented; ANSEM mid). Digest avoid / not trench: HUMAN fade, PLAGUE crash, ANSEM conflicted mid, Cate/VELRO/PAR/COON/PULSO/clones/phishing/HOOKR/RCPTS/COTCH/nubs/PP/ZeroCat/single-shills.

3) Full table (early trench)

TokenChainCA (full)McapLiqMentions*TrenchHookRisk flagsSources
CATSol$599k$69k~2462Catching Absolute Tops × SPYx; +110% RSboost 500; RWA beta can reverseDex Raydium SPYx
FEELSGOODSol$1.09M$113k~2654Feels Good Man; deepest early SolPEPE-quote; h1 −17% softDex Raydium CPMM
BLKSol$422k$57k~1450Backpack equity micro flatclone CAs; liq thinner vs MonDex Raydium CLMM USDC
BARSIKSol$154k$88k~1448Hasbulla cat; best liq ratioolder ID; −10%; thin volDex Raydium SOL
Super IshikawaRH$194k$41k~1246frog × superintelligence; +48%boost 100; h6 −30% can fadeDex Uniswap v4 ETH

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

Secondary / watch (not ranked lead)

TokenChainCAMcapLiqNote
CASHEDRH$315k$55k+167% elevated; violent % = chase not lead; h1 −14%
WHENRH$136k$41kdemote; −18%; quiet ~$3.3k vol
CATWIFFEATHERRH$145k$37kdemote; −26%
HoldoweenSol$284k$55k+16%; still extreme sell skew
ROORH$86k$21k−46% chase unwind; $972k vol on thin liq
HOODCATSRH$86k$27k−18%
GRUMPYRH$37k$18k−9%
ADRH$46k$17k+8%; still soft size
FLOPPYSol$59k$22k−30%; SNDK-quote
PRIMERH$69k$55k+5%; best RH liq ratio; AMZN-quote
NUMMUSSol$1.36M$129ksize; −6%; soft tape
SANTAHOODRH$466k$83kSANTACOIN; flat; near mid
HUMANSol$320k$75kdigest ZEC copycat; −47% — not board
PLAGUESol$667k$89kdigest ZEC copycat; −68% — not board

Tue → Wed board refresh (highest-liq)

TokenTue ~mcap/liqWed highest-liqStatus
FEELSGOOD$1.10M / $116k$1.09M / $113kHOLD (−0.6%; h1 soft)
CAT$285k / $47k$599k / $69kPROMOTE / LEAD (+110% RS)
WHEN$167k / $47k$136k / $41kDEMOTE (−18%)
BLK$419k / $70k$422k / $57kHOLD (flat; liq thinner)
BARSIK$170k / $93k$154k / $88kHOLD (−10%)
CATWIFFEATHER$199k / $43k$145k / $37kDEMOTE (−26%)
Super Ishikawa$137k / $36k$194k / $41kPROMOTE to board (+48%)
CASHED$126k / $36k$315k / $55kWATCH (+167% chase)
ROO$161k / $30k$86k / $21kWATCH (−46%)
HOODCATS$104k / $30k$86k / $27kWATCH (−18%)
Holdoween$241k / $52k$284k / $55kWATCH (+16%)
GRUMPY$40k / $19k$37k / $18kWATCH (−9%)
AD$42k / $17k$46k / $17kWATCH (+8%)
FLOPPY$87k / $27k$59k / $22kWATCH (−30%)
PRIME$65k / $53k$69k / $55kWATCH (+5%)
NUMMUS$1.45M / $135k$1.36M / $129kWATCH (−6%)
SANTAHOOD$469k / $86k$466k / $83kWATCH (flat)
HI$43k / $21k~$33k / $18kDEAD
BATONROGUE$3.2k / $4.2k~$3.1k / $4.0kDEAD
BASECAT$13.4M / $564k~$11.6M / $511k§5 mid (−13%)

NEW early on lead: none. PROMOTE: CAT to #1 (+110% RS); Super Ishikawa onto board (+48%). DEMOTE: WHEN, CATWIFFEATHER off ranked board. DEAD: HI, BATONROGUE, UPTOBER, COMANDO, LEE, WHIPCAT (still). Day-8 one-liner: Risk-off — CAT is the only clean relative-strength lead; FEELSGOOD/BLK/BARSIK are depth holds; Super Ishikawa is the only RH promote; CASHED +167% stays watch-chase; HUMAN/PLAGUE fading off board.

4) Hot vs fading vs avoid

HOT / relative strength (risk-off): CAT +110% with liq growth, Super Ishikawa +48%, CASHED +167% (watch only — chase), Holdoween +16% (sell-skew), PRIME/AD mild green.

FADING / bleeding with market: ROO −46%, FLOPPY −30%, CATWIFFEATHER −26%, WHEN −18%, HOODCATS −18%, HUMAN −47%, PLAGUE −68%, BASECAT mid −13%, FEELSGOOD h1 soft −17%.

AVOID:

  • HUMAN / PLAGUE as trench leads — Dex-verified fades (−47% / −68%); digest unverified-cap warning confirmed by unwind
  • $ANSEM — ~$139M mid; @blknoiz06 defending = conflicted — §5 only
  • CASHED-as-lead — +167% on risk-off day is chase even with $55k liq
  • ROO — still thin-liq vol trap (−46%)
  • Mid-caps (SPX, STONK, CASHCAT, BASECAT, Agency meta, SI, Manifest, PCC, EDEL) — §5 only
  • Cate / VELRO / PAR / COON / PULSO / HOOKR / RCPTS / COTCH / nubs / PP / ZeroCat / clones / phishing
  • BLK / CASHED clones — only CAs in §3
  • Rented boosts ≠ capital; thin-liq violent % = chase not lead

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

  • CAT × SPYx — on early board ($599k / $69k; +110%)
  • BLK × Backpack — on early board ($422k / $57k)
  • FLOPPY × SNDK — watch ($59k / $22k; −30%)
  • PRIME × AMZN — watch ($69k / $55k)
  • ANSEM Sol — ~$139M / $2.40M PumpSwap SOL (highest-liq); −5%; conflicted defense — §5 mid NOT trench
  • BASECAT Base — ~$11.6M / $511k Uni v4 ETH; −13%; mid
  • SANTAHOOD RH — $466k / $83k; watch / near mid
  • Not re-pulled this morning (do not treat as Wed): SPX6900, STONK, CASHCAT, BLUECHIP, SI, Manifest, PCC, EDEL, Agency/baton/swordcat/HIGGS/MEMEAGENCY, BUCKET, SCHIFFY, MONITOR, DRB, VRAX, GENIE, CALI — last prints were prior days and stay mid / not trench until a fresh highest-liq read.

6) WHAT COULD I BE WRONG ABOUT?

  • CAT +110% can be SPYx beta + rented boost 500, not organic meme demand — can reverse hard in risk-off.
  • FEELSGOOD h1 −17% can be the start of a deeper bleed despite flat 24h.
  • Super Ishikawa +48% with h6 −30% can already be fading into the promote.
  • CASHED +167% can keep running; still treat as chase until size/liq prove sticky.
  • HUMAN / PLAGUE can bounce as ZEC-meta noise — still not clean early under day-8 rules.
  • ANSEM mid can grind higher on conflicted KOL defense — stays §5.
  • BLK flat can be securities print, not meme bid.
  • Political-meme category green (+1.05%) can spill into RH micros we are not scoring.
  • 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. Risk-off + Base chain vol ~$1.10B did not clear a clean early Base trench name. BASECAT remains mid (~$11.6M / $511k Uni v4 ETH; −13%). UPTOBER still dead. Do not confuse BASECAT / BLUECHIP / UPTOBER 0xB200… CAs. No BASEJUICE / TOSHI / BRETT / XDP added.

8) Suggested board for Cos (early trench — copy these CAs)

RankTokenChainCANote
1CATSolLEAD +110% RS / SPYx
2FEELSGOODSoldeepest Sol held / −0.6%
3BLKSolequity micro flat
4BARSIKSolbest liq ratio
5Super IshikawaRHPROMOTE +48% RH

Watch only

TokenChainCANote
CASHEDRH+167% chase
WHENRHdemote
CATWIFFEATHERRHdemote
HoldoweenSol+16% sell-skew
ROORH−46%
HOODCATSRH−18%
GRUMPYRH−9%
ADRH+8% soft
FLOPPYSol−30%
PRIMERH+5%
NUMMUSSolsize soft
SANTAHOODRHflat near mid

Dead

TokenChainCANote
HISolstill dead
BATONROGUESolstill dead
UPTOBERBase—still dead
COMANDO / LEE / WHIPCAT——still dead

Digest verify / not trench: HUMAN / PLAGUE (CAs in §1 table). Mid-cap only: ANSEM (~$139M), BASECAT (~$11.6M), SANTAHOOD (~$466k near-mid).

Hard avoid: HUMAN/PLAGUE-as-leads, ANSEM conflicted mid, CASHED-as-lead, ROO chase, Cate/VELRO/PAR/COON/PULSO/HOOKR/RCPTS/COTCH/nubs/PP/ZeroCat, BLK/CASHED clones, thin-liq violent %.

Day-8 post-cliff / risk-off one-liner: Size/liq + relative strength — CAT leads; FEELSGOOD/BLK/BARSIK are depth holds; Super Ishikawa is the only RH promote; WHEN/CATWIFFEATHER demoted; CASHED +167% is chase-watch; HUMAN/PLAGUE/ANSEM stay off the trench board.

Sources / technical notes
  • DIGEST: https://makcapitaldaily.grok.me — As-of 2026-10-07 08:28 ET → DIGEST_OK (browser-confirmed live after one hard-reload; first load was Sep-22 waiting cache; do not re-fetch As-of via curl/WebFetch).
  • Mentions = provisional (digest × persistence). Soft.
  • Compensated with DexScreener highest-liq pairs + boosts + public WebSearch.