Today, I spent the whole day trading on Solana and ended up losing 200 USDT. The main losses came from $BeCool and $GTTB in the evening. Earlier today, before the U.S. market opened, China announced tariff hikes. After the U.S. market opened, the indices plummeted. Trump posted two messages on his own platform, mentioning the two tickers above. Based on past experience, with such a hot topic plus Trump’s posts, the market cap should have at least reached 500K. But these two memes didn’t even perform—one barely hit 100K, and the other only reached 200K. On one hand, it could be that the whales didn’t see them as worth their time, but why would these once-hot picks now be ignored?

Personally, I think Trump has made enemies on all sides in the U.S. Apart from his close aides, the elite class like Musk and Arkman, and his voter base like the rednecks, all seem to be growing dissatisfied with him. The whales are sharp—they’ve likely sensed that people no longer buy into Trump’s influence. His influence has now turned negative, so they’re not stepping in to pump the market. Today, I got burned again and learned another lesson.