Whales, or large, high-capital traders, can decide the fate of a meme coin before the public even knows it exists.

They’re not always right, but when the best ones make a move, the market often follows.
If you can spot whale entries before hype hits, you can position earlier, take less risk, and ride the wave with them.

*How to Catch Whales Entering a Meme Token Early*

This article breaks down how to identify whales, read their trading behavior, and use MevX tools to track them in real time.

Step 1: Identify Whale Wallets

Not every large buy should be trusted as a whale signal. In memecoins, a real whale isn’t just someone with a fat balance; it’s a wallet with a track record of entering early, holding through growth, and exiting with profit.

Normally, traders would need multiple tools to analyze wallets. With MevX Wallet Tracker, everything is in one place, letting you spot, tag, and monitor wallets across Solana, Base, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Tron, and HyperLiquid in real time.

There are three main ways to identify strong wallets:

1. The Top Traders Method

On the MevX homepage, start with the Trending Coins list. Look for coins moving in the past 24 hours.
Select the Top Traders tab for that coin. It reveals which investors are taking the most lucrative positions.
Take note of wallets handling amounts similar to yours (and not only large whales).
Save profitable wallets, especially those turning small amounts into big gains. Avoid wallets that only receive tokens from the dev team without buying; those aren’t real traders.

2. The Top Holders Method

Open the Holders tab for a token. Big, regular holders are usually a sign of smart players.
Filter out developer or exchange wallets by viewing their transactions. If there are no buying orders, they are not real traders.
Once you identify strong holders, you should add them in your watchlist for further tracking.

3. Direct Tracking With Wallet Tracker

If you already have addresses you want to follow, the Wallet Tracker interface lets you:

Add wallets manually and assign them names or tags.
Watch their real-time buys and sells across supported chains.
Analyze balance, profit/loss history, and token performance.
Enable alerts to get notified the moment they enter a new token.
Use Quick Buy or Copy Trade to replicate their entries instantly if you want to follow live.

Pro tip: Create a list of tagged whales, best traders, and accumulators. As you track over a period of time, you’ll identify recurring patterns: who snipes in early, who accumulates in secret, and who is prone to dumps early. These are the wallets you should take note of.

Step 2: Understand Whale Behavior

Whales typically fall into two styles:

1. Aggressive Snipers

Enter within minutes of liquidity being added
Large initial positions
Can move price immediately if liquidity is thin
Risk: They exit fast if momentum stalls

2. Patient Accumulators

Assemble positions slowly over hours or days
Avoid large price shifts while purchasing
Their steady entries often set up a large run later

You can tell in the MevX Trade Feed if a whale is placing a single massive buy (sniper) or several tiny buys (accumulator).

Step 3: Spot Repeat Patterns with Bubble Maps

The MevX Bubble Map is one of the fastest ways to see how whales interact with a token. It visually maps token holders and their relationships, helping you spot:

Wallet clusters, Groups of connected addresses accumulating together
Entry waves, Multiple whales entering within the same timeframe
Liquidity providers, Whales who also add to the pool to stabilize price

Patterns become obvious: if three whales who have worked together in the past are clustering in the same token, you might be seeing a coordinated move.

Step 4: What a “Clean” Whale Entry Looks Like

Before hype hits, a clean whale entry often has:

Multiple Accumulators Active
- More than one strong wallet buying in, visible on the Bubble Map.
Steady, Non-Disruptive Buys
- Price remains stable during entry, suggesting stealth accumulation.
Liquidity Holding or Increasing
- No major pulls after entry.
Healthy Holder Distribution
- In MevX’s Security Audit, top holders aren’t overly concentrated.
Entry Before Volume Surge
- They’re in before retail volume spikes.

Conclusion

Catching whales early is less about chasing big buys and more about recognizing proven wallets, spotting accumulation patterns, and confirming safety.

By combining Wallet Tracker, Trade Feed, Bubble Map, and Security Audit, you can spot when strong whales are moving in before hype hits, giving you a strategic edge in the fastest-moving corner of crypto. You can use all of the ecosystem of MevX at mevx.io.

In the next article, we’ll cover wallet clustering in more detail, how to detect coordinated buying groups and why they can be even more powerful than individual whales.