According to @AltcoinGordon, Google searches for Altcoins have surged sharply, suggesting a spike in retail interest. Source: @AltcoinGordon on X, Sep 30, 2025. Rising Google Trends interest is widely used as a retail-attention proxy and has been linked to higher short-term trading volumes and volatility in financial assets and crypto. Source: Da, Engelberg, Gao 2011, Journal of Finance; Kristoufek 2013, Scientific Reports; Google Trends. Traders can validate the signal by tracking Google Trends for altcoins alongside altcoin market cap ex BTC (TOTAL2) and BTC dominance (BTC.D) for rotation cues. Source: Google Trends; TradingView indices TOTAL2 and BTC.D. If retail flows expand, monitor perpetual funding rates and open interest across major exchanges to gauge crowded positioning and manage risk. Source: Binance Futures funding rate documentation; Bybit derivatives metrics.