牛来 is one of the first memes i’ve seen that genuinely makes sense in completely different ways to the East and the West
and that’s exactly why i think people are underestimating it
the West sees something foreign, absurd and viral
they don’t even need to understand the characters
they just understand internet culture well enough to know when something has the potential to spread
the East sees something completely different
牛 means bull/ox and “牛” is already deeply connected to bullishness, strength and even being fucking good at something
Chinese traders don’t look at 牛来 and see some random ticker
they read “the bull is coming”
that’s where this gets interesting to me
two completely different cultures
two completely different reasons for believing
somehow arriving at the exact same meme
the West sees virality
the East sees the bull arriving
and $牛来 sits directly in the middle of both
i genuinely think this cycle is going to have a much bigger Chinese influence than people on CT are expecting, and if that happens, having one of the first real Chinese ticker memes already spreading globally could become a ridiculous narrative
maybe i’m delusional
but i don’t think this is something you judge over the next few candles
short term creates narratives
time reveals which ones were actually real
and i still don’t think the East has fully arrived yet
that’s the part i don’t think is priced in
the horse runs
the bull arrives
牛来