meme market: who moves first, the leader or the small caps?

I only watch meme if there is independent buying; otherwise I treat it as volatility.

For meme, first check whether the leader has volume, then see whether the small caps dare to follow.

DOGE 0.0691 (+2.92%), BONK 0.00000285 (+2.89%), WIF 0.1600 (+2.83%), SHIB 0.00000447 (+2.06%)

Comparison: BTC 74441 (24h +1.81%).

The strongest meme, DOGE +2.92%, did not pull away from BTC (+1.81%). If it doesn't pull away, it's not a trend, it's volatility.

BTC is still at 74441 (+1.81%). If BTC does not reclaim 75,036, I treat meme's right side as noise.

If the difference between the leader and the weakest one narrows to within 2 points, independent buying disappears and I cut the position.

Data: Binance spot 24h / Binance U-margined / Yahoo daily line (5-day change) / altme_fng / mempool_fees / defillama_chains / coingecko_trending. Missing numbers are not filled in.
Will you place a pullback order, or wait for the candle to close?

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Key point: basis = futures price minus spot price. Positive basis means longs are paying.
Insight: ETH is weaker than BTC: capital is contracting, and altcoins on the right side stop first.

Data card (same round as the main text, missing items are shown as dashes):
BTC 74,441 +1.81% Binance spot 24h
ETH 2,090 +3.11% ETH/BTC 0.02808
S&P 7,634 -0.72% Yahoo 5-day
Nasdaq 25,618 -0.46% Yahoo 5-day
Dollar 103 +0.59% DXY 5-day
VIX 17.70 -37.19% Yahoo
Fee rate 0.0047% Open interest 7.33B (24h -0.86) Long/short 2.7078 Binance U-margined

Personal opinion; the numbers come from the sources in the main text. Not a trading instruction.

$DOGE $PEPE $BTC