The real market bottom tends to reveal itself once retail traders start piling in. When you see the wave of casual participants rushing back into positions and chasing every pump, that's often when institutions quietly know something. The shift from institutional quiet accumulation to retail FOMO is usually the tell-tale sign that we're transitioning out of the depths. Watch the engagement metrics, the social volume spike, the memes getting louder—that's when the game changes from silent accumulation to public euphoria.