What You Are Actually Trading
When using narrative holding, price is not the primary signal.
You're not trading candles. You're not trading short-term momentum. You're trading attention expansion over time.
Understanding this is what separates conviction from hope.
Attention moves before price
In memecoin markets, attention usually comes first.
Before large price moves, you'll often see:
Repeated mentions across Twitter
Growing discussion in replies and group chats
More participants engaging with the idea
Increased community activity
Price reacts to this process. If you focus only on price, you're often late to the real move.
Narratives grow in phases
Strong narratives don't move straight up. They tend to:
Start quietly
Expand gradually
Pause or pull back
Continue as attention spreads
Eventually slow and fade
Price movement during this process is uneven. Pullbacks, chop, and slow periods are normal while belief is forming.
Why price noise is misleading
Short-term price action can be deceptive during narrative expansion:
Price may pull back even as attention grows
Consolidation can occur while participation increases
Volatility doesn't automatically mean weakness
Reacting to every candle leads to premature exits, lost positions, and emotional decisions.
What confirms narrative strength
When evaluating whether a narrative is still intact, focus on:
Whether attention continues to reappear
Whether new participants are joining
Whether discussion persists beyond one event
Whether the idea remains relevant
Price is only one piece of that picture. Attention longevity matters more than short-term direction.
When it breaks down
Narrative holding stops working when:
Mentions disappear instead of repeating
Engagement drops consistently
Interest shifts elsewhere
Discussion becomes forced or artificial
At that point, you're not trading expansion anymore. You're holding something the market has moved on from.
How this changes your behavior
Once you understand what you're actually trading:
You stop reacting to every move
You become more selective with entries
You hold winners more calmly
You cut when narratives fade, not when candles scare you
This mental shift is required before execution details matter.
One tweet is noise. Repeated interest is signal.