The encryption of Twitter has too much redundant information, how to efficiently find alpha?

X platform quality account selection guide.

Written by: hoeem, Crypto KOL

Compiled by: Felix, PANews

There are many high-value accounts on crypto Twitter that can provide a lot of alpha signals (valid information), however, the amount of noise (interference information) is hundreds of times that of the former, so users' experience and ability to obtain valid information on crypto Twitter is very poor.

This will teach you how to create a timeline to help you benefit from the following accounts:

• Bullish on the dip
• Bearish from a high point
• Able to select outstanding altcoins

First, we need to find the accounts that can select outstanding altcoins at the right time.

Looking for an account that can predict altcoins

1: Identify outstanding tokens

You can visit CoinGecko to see the best-performing tokens in the past 30 days.

2: Note down the dates of interest

You need to find the date before the price rises.

For example, $LIQD on Hyperliquid.

To view data between May 14 and June 1:

3: Advanced Search Filter

You can click here to use the browser version.

• Search $LIQD
• Input date
• Find early bullish accounts
• Follow them / Note down their account names and add to the X list

4: Is it purely luck?

If you really want to know whether their predictions are accurate every time, you can check all the tweets posted by that account for verification (it is unlikely to be accurate every time in the crypto field, but if they can get it right once out of 100 times, it might be worth knowing).

Find the account that correctly determines the market direction

The same method can be used to find the direction to determine the correct account.

1: Find the date of interest

You need to find the accounts that are bullish at the low points, in this case, look at the accounts between April 5th and April 12th.

In addition, you need to find the accounts that are bearish at the peak, in this case, look at the accounts between January 17 and 31.

2: Advanced Search Filter

You can click here to use the browser version.

You can use the "All Search Terms" search bar to search for phrases like "bullish on Bitcoin," "Bitcoin dip," "bullish $BTC," or "$BTC bottom."

Then enter the dates of interest near the bottom, from April 5 to 12.

Then use the "All Search Terms" search bar to perform the same operation to search for phrases such as "bearish Bitcoin," "Bitcoin peak," "bearish $BTC," or "$BTC top."

Then enter the date you are interested in near the top, that is, from January 17 to 31.

3: Note down these account names

A list of accounts can be created that correctly judge the direction in extreme market conditions.

4: Is the direction judgment dull?

You need to check whether they are always bullish or always bearish.

Quickly review the account manually using the following method:

• (Bullish)(from@____)
• (bearish)(from@____)

In addition to other keywords indicating bearish or bullish sentiment, if it remains bullish throughout the year, there will not be much useful information obtained; similarly, if it remains bearish throughout the year, there will also not be much useful information obtained.

Conclusion

To find alpha on X, you need to spend more time than usual, because those "clowns" are always the loudest. You just need to create two lists:

• Account skilled at selecting altcoins
• Account with correct direction judgment

When the market is as volatile as it is now and altcoins are dispersed, you need all the help you can get. This article is inspired by Ignas, who has done a lot of work, but not all of it. You can use this method to find an "account" that is "highly profitable."

Note: The following is Ignas's list:

• In-depth Research on Protocol: Castle Labs
• Industry Deep Research: Kairos Research
• Data-driven narrative research: OurNetwork
• Degen's Paradise: blocmates.
• Monthly Market Report and Data Dashboard: OAK Research
• Improve your understanding of cryptocurrency: Chorus One
• Targeted at traders and Degen investors: Onchain Wizard

Venture Capital Research (Beware of some biases, but insights from VCs can be gained):

• Zee Prime Capital (article, Matti contribution)
• Dragonfly (visit its website for research)
• Placeholder (The number of posts in 2025 has decreased, but it is still very valuable)
• Galaxy (frequent research, market updates)
• Multicoin Capital (Investment thesis often controversial, but insightful)
• a16z crypto (on topics such as regulation, token economics, stablecoins, etc.)
• Paradigm (similar to a16z, but the survey results are also great)
• Binance Research (CEX research for beginners and advanced users)

Famous source:

• Blockworks Research
• Delphi Digital
• Nansen Research
• Messari

Independent Blogger:

• The DeFi Investor（@TheDeFinvestor）
• Crypto Linn（@crypto_linn）
• Zeneca.xyz (@Zeneca)
• Patrick Scott（@patfscott）
• 0xJeff (@Defi0xJeff)
• hoeem（@crypthoem）
• Duo Nine (@DU09BTC)
• arndxt（@arndxt_xo）
• jay（@0xjaypeg）
• 2Lambroz（@2lambro）
• Route 2 FI（@Route2FI）
• Aylo (@alpha_pls)
• Viktor DeFi (@ViktorDefi)
• The Daily Degen（@thedailydegenhq）