The best time to watch a token’s behavior is in the first few minutes after launch

I’ve noticed an interesting pattern with a lot of new meme coins on Solana. In the first 5-10 minutes after launch, you can tell a lot just by looking at the volume, number of holders, and how the market reacts.

Just last month I got rugged twice. One was a slow rug, and the other died within 30 minutes. That’s when I decided to start paying closer attention to how tokens behave right after they go live. It’s not an exact science, but if you watch closely, there are some signals you can pick up.

I always use Bananagun for this. Not really for recommendations, but because it shows new Solana launches in real time, with basic data like holders, volume, liquidity and so on. It helps me get a quick sense of whether something is worth jumping into or just empty hype.

Still, sometimes I put too much trust in my “gut feeling” and ape in without checking anything. And of course, that’s when I get hit the hardest.

So yeah, my advice is simple. Don’t play it like a lottery the way I sometimes do. Or… am I the only one with this kind of luck?