According to Milk Road, viral social media trends, including memes and influencer posts, are increasingly driving short-term crypto trading plays, resulting in rapid price volatility and liquidity surges across meme coins and trending altcoins (source: milkroad.com/daily/why-hype). Traders are leveraging social sentiment analysis and trending hashtags to identify opportunities for quick gains, especially as platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok amplify hype cycles. This dynamic underscores the importance of monitoring real-time social media data to capitalize on momentum-driven crypto trades.