How did smart money make 100x profits from the Trump shooting incident?
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How did smart money make 100x profits from the Trump shooting incident?
Trump concept sees another 100x "golden dog"—did you catch it?
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsBy Luccy, Joyce
On July 14, Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a campaign rally and raised his right fist while being shielded by security. Following the incident, Trump-related meme coins surged dramatically—TRUMP rose nearly 70% within an hour, and MAGA jumped 33% in the same period. Additionally, several related meme tokens emerged on Solana, with FIGHT and EAR increasing over 100x shortly after launch.
Last night, Trump posted a new social media update at 11:51 PM Beijing time, captioned: "FEAR NOT, I am Trump, and I will make America great again!" Subsequently, a meme token named "FEAR NOT" appeared on Solana, surging 33-fold within two hours.
After explosive news events, a wave of related meme tokens quickly emerges, often producing several that gain over 100x returns with massive profit potential. How are these "golden dogs" born? And what characteristics define the smart money that captures such high returns?
Within 15 Minutes Post-News: Old Memes Pump, New Ones Launch
Initial reports of the Trump shooting came from Bloomberg journalist Walter, who announced the incident at 6:15 AM on the 14th. Within 15 minutes, Trump-themed tokens began to surge.
Previously leading Trump meme TRUMP took the lead. At 6:22 AM on the 14th, TRUMP rose 70% over 40 minutes before starting to decline around 7:00 AM, with trading volume reaching $6.01 million. Then, MAGA began its surge at 6:28 AM, rising for about 40 minutes and gaining 46% before peaking at 7:10 AM, recording $3.37 million in volume.
Besides established memes, this sudden event also spawned many new concept tokens such as EAR, Fight, SURVIVOR, FIST, MISSED, and HERO, along with derivative phrases like EAR IS FINE and EARWIF.
For meme speculation, the process has become standardized: event breaks, token launches, then pumps. These names don't represent just one token each; searching any single term on a DEX yields dozens of identically named tokens. According to gmgn data, there are 24 tokens named "Fight" on Solana and 23 on Ethereum, while EAR has 11 on Solana and 5 on Ethereum.
Due to difficulties tracking exact creation times for most memes, BlockBeats reviewed timestamps for more popular ones. Only FIGHT and EAR achieved significant gains, both launched exactly 15 minutes after the news broke.
According to dexscreener data, FIGHT—the highest-gaining token—was launched at 6:50 AM on the 14th and continues to rise, showing three distinct peaks. The first peak occurred at 11:45 AM, holding near $0.004 for nearly an hour before dropping. Six hours later, it rebounded from $0.002 and reached a local high of $0.013 around 10:30 PM. After increased sell orders caused another sharp drop, the price has since recovered this morning.
EAR, the second-longest surviving meme after FIGHT, launched at 6:37 AM on the 14th and peaked at $0.032 around 1:15 PM—a gain of over 60x within seven hours. By 3:30 PM, EAR started declining from around $0.025 and currently trades at $0.0035 with a market cap of $3.7 million and trading volume exceeding $43.1 million.
Other relatively popular tokens like FIST and SURVIVOR were launched later—FIST at 8:21 AM on the 14th and SURVIVOR at 1:05 AM on the 15th—and have since dropped to zero.
How Does Smart Money Achieve 100x Gains on Memes?
According to gmgn.ai data, numerous related memes were created around 6:30 AM, but perhaps due to lack of promotion, they didn’t attract attention. Among dozens or even hundreds of similar tokens, how did smart money precisely pick the few that delivered 100x returns? BlockBeats tracked early buyers of EAR and FIGHT to uncover their strategies.
Luck Plays a Major Role
The biggest winner on FIGHT is an address starting with LCJFe, which bought in at an average cost of $0.00017 just 23 minutes after launch. After doubling the initial investment, the remaining holdings generated unrealized profits of $575,900—an over 100x return.
Another address starting with CLegS specializes in celebrity tokens, with over half of its portfolio consisting of such assets—though most failed. Overall, however, the recent surge in Trump-related tokens kept its net profit positive.
In this incident, it invested in five tokens: FIGHT, EAR, FIST, SURVIVOR, and MAGA. Excluding a loss on MAGA, the other four generated over $470,000 in realized profit, with approximately $233,600 still unrealized.
An address starting with BS4gh falls into the "trend-focused" category. Besides FIGHT, it holds BOME, WIF, and MOTHER—three highly discussed meme coins. However, due to late entries, it only shows a current unrealized profit of $82.
The top earner on EAR, Qwerty (address starting with 81RYq), turned a total investment of $224 into over $220,000—achieving a 1,309x return. His strategy involves wide diversification: buying 15–30 meme tokens daily at $100–$300 each, effectively treating them as lottery tickets—until one hits big, like EAR.
KOLs Can Profit Too—but Rarely Sell at the Top
KOL wallet activity and promotional tweets significantly influence meme token prices.
36 minutes after EAR's launch, a KOL known as "0xSun"—whose Twitter account has over 90K followers—bought over $2,700 worth of EAR in two transactions at $0.0015 and $0.0019 per token. At that time, EAR’s market cap was under $2 million. Over the next eight hours, it soared past $32 million. However, 0xSun didn’t exit at the peak. While peak potential profit was 16x, the actual realized return was only 1.36x.
On FIGHT, Neso—a KOL with over 30K followers—bought $434 worth of tokens two hours after listing and posted a promotional tweet about it half an hour later. FIGHT continued rising, and after achieving a 6x gain, Neso gradually sold off positions, leaving some bags behind. As FIGHT later hit new highs, Neso’s remaining holdings generated over $17,000 in unrealized profit.
An Incomplete Guide to Spotting Golden Meme Coins
Analyzing these lucky smart money players reveals that you don’t need to buy within the first few minutes to achieve massive gains. These meme tokens were deployed within 20 minutes of the news breaking—extremely fast production—but their evolution into "golden dogs" took hours. Even buying two hours after launch could still yield 100x returns.
BlockBeats summarizes several general strategies for catching meme coin rallies.
First, closely follow breaking news and assess its potential impact. Stay alert to emerging meme opportunities tied to real-world events, filter relevant concepts quickly, and monitor price action closely.
Second, track wallets of proven smart money and credible KOLs. These actors often possess deeper market experience and sharper instincts. Mimicking their moves increases your odds of success. Also, diversify investments to reduce risk. As seen with some successful traders, casting a wide net across multiple low-cap memos—even if most fail—can result in one or two delivering life-changing returns.
Lastly, take out your principal early. In highly volatile markets, recovering your initial investment ensures you never walk away with a loss—an essential tactic for preserving gains. Stay rational and avoid blind FOMO. Make decisions based on analysis and strategy. This disciplined approach allows steady progress even in chaotic markets, positioning you to seize the next meme opportunity arising from unexpected events.
In short, capitalizing on meme coins following major events requires both luck and sharp market awareness backed by sound investment tactics. However, given the extreme volatility of meme tokens, BlockBeats reminds readers to carefully assess risks.
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