According to @MilkRoadDaily, Google searches for “altseason” are at their lowest level since early July 2025, highlighting a sharp decline in retail attention toward altcoins. Source: @MilkRoadDaily on X, Oct 12, 2025. Lower Google Search Volume Index is widely used as a proxy for reduced retail attention and participation in risk assets, with empirical links between search activity and market flows documented in academic research. Source: Da, Engelberg, and Gao, Journal of Finance (2011); Preis, Moat, and Stanley, Scientific Reports (2013). In crypto markets, search interest has been shown to correlate with price dynamics and volatility, which traders use as a sentiment gauge when calibrating exposure to high-beta altcoins. Source: Kristoufek, Scientific Reports (2013); Garcia and Schweitzer, EPJ Data Science (2015).