The only thing that matters in crypto right now are flows. In other words, a token's net inflows (buy pressure) are infinitely more important than its fundamentals/narrative on their own. A.k.a. is money going into, or out of, the token. Of course, the best trades are those when net inflows AND narrative align. Here's my 3-step system to spot those exact trade setups.👇 1. Identifying Fundamentals This is the central research portion of finding potential trades. I use an array of tools here, but I'm mainly looking for a good team, tokenomics, mindshare, ecosystem health, etc. Some specific tools I use for this process: Cookie, Tokenomist, Dune, CryptoRank, DeFiLlama. I also use AI to automate this process (when applicable). 2. Tracking Flows Once I've identified a project with solid fundamentals, I'll dive on-chain to whale watch and spot potential asymmetries in accumulation patterns relative to price action. Some tools I use here: NansenAI, Arkham, CT accounts (like LookOnChain). If whales are accumulating but token price is suppressed, I move to step 3. 3. Technical Analysis When both narrative and flows align, I'll initiate my TA process (market structure, trend identification) to identify an actionable trade entry and establish an invalidation point. A real, recent example with $MNT: Mantle is a fundamentally strong project I've been talking about for a while. In early September, whales began aggressively accumulating while the token price remained choppy. This let me know early accumulation from big whales was starting to take place, and a potential trade setup was being validated. Recently, $MNT token price finally caught up to all the bullish whale accumulation and hit a new all-time high (100%+ price gain since the whale accumulation started, as shown below). There are more examples of this happening right now. Shift your mindset from fundamentals to flows. This is a very powerful system. Save it for later.