From Forgotten Squirrel to $1.15M Profit: Why This Trader Bet Big on $PNUT

i promised to reveal the name and ticker of my latest six-figure leveraged trade once it did a 2x

this happened a lot faster than i anticipated—i.e., in just over 24 hours—so, as promised, i’ll be sharing the details of my latest trade:

- token/ticker: $PNUT
- entry market cap: $177 million
- current market cap: $400 million
- margin/investment amount: $152,753.83
- leverage size: 6x
- PNL at the time of writing: $1,151,001.25

Why PNUT?

as i mentioned in my initial tweet about this trade yesterday, PNUT stood out because it shares several traits with two key assets that had insane rallies over the past month: $PENGU and $POPCAT

the most important of these: all three assets (PENGU, POPCAT, and PNUT) were listed on Robinhood—the world’s biggest and most impactful retail trading outlet—on the exact same date: 13 March, 2025

i noticed that PENGU and POPCAT began their post-Robinhood listing rallies in early April (about one month post-listing) and are both up 300–400% in just four weeks, while PNUT had barely moved and was still trading around its listing level

furthermore, PNUT had crashed 95% from its $2.5 billion ATH and had been ranging at the bottom for four months straight

it is worth noting that those four months were among the worst periods for crypto in a long time—$BTC hit multi-month lows, and many major memecoins suffered fresh 70–90% corrections. yet PNUT held its level and barely budged

this means one thing: sellers have been exhausted!

in addition:

- PNUT is tradable on nearly every major T0 and T1 CEX—Robinhood, Coinbase, Binance, Bybit, OKX, etc
- it is down over 90% from ATH
- it is the lowest cap memecoin on Robinhood
- it's one of the most recognizable recent memecoins among retail, thanks to its unique lore and role during the 2024 US elections
- it consistently did more volume than most major memecoins, even those with 5–8x its market cap
- PENGU & POPCAT (listed on Robinhood the same day as PNUT) have pumped 300–400% in weeks, which many would use as a good reference point/anchor for what's possible with PNUT once it starts pumping

while many dismissed it as 'a dead squirrel no one is talking about,' both charts and fundamentals aligned for an explosive move—as long as it got the right spark.

in essence:

- it's a memecoin with strong retail familiarity
- it’s listed on every major retail outlet and CEX, making it easy for retail to bid
- when it appears as a top gainer on Robinhood/Coinbase/Binance, many will remember its election-era pump and buy expecting a repeat
- it has a history of strong mindshare—once it starts pumping, the narrative spreads fast: “wait, that dead squirrel is up 100% and outperforming everything?”
- and perhaps most importantly: widespread disbelief and dismissal created the perfect conditions for a hated rally—likely to be amplified by shorts piling on and getting squeezed by organic buy pressure from retail buying due to muscle memory of its last explosive pump

this was my thesis—and so far, it has played out

now, i’ve seen a few people insinuate that PNUT only pumped because i tweeted about it. that’s absurd!

PNUT has added $223 million in market cap in the past 24 hours, with ~$1.2 billion in 24h trading volume

if you truly believe that a single tweet from me—a random anon who didn’t even reveal the name, ticker, or entry price—caused that much price growth and volume, then i have an Eiffel Tower to sell you!

i’ve tweeted about several coins this past week that barely moved, including low caps. i tweeted about Simon’s Cat earlier today—it’s up only ~10%, or ~$5m in added market cap

the takeaway:

there’s only so much a single man can do if the fundamentals aren’t aligned

PNUT has pumped so hard in such a short time because of its fundamentals at the time of my long—and that’s exactly why i entered

the market simply validated my thesis

if those fundamentals weren’t in place, it wouldn’t have pumped even a fraction of what it did—and would’ve likely retraced any small gain faster than it appeared

at the end of the day:

those who execute and take trades get rewarded. the complainers get sidelined and end up with nothing to show for it

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!