Thanks man, that makes a lot of sense.  I wish I could get behind the curtain to find out who is making these pumps happen.  It isn't even about the money at this point, just trying to understand how it all works.  Never a dull moment!!

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around when AltSeason starts and ends. Also having a hard time understanding why some Alts track BTC closely, while some underperform and some outperform.  Not even going to get into asking about Doge.
 
Example: Pirate Chain.  On the surface seems like a solid project.  Has done extremely well in the last month like several privacy oriented projects but I don't understand why it is performing so well.  More to the point I'm looking at picking some up but I'm concerned about how to determine if the recent activity is due to the overall market and it's dragging Pirate along, or if it is the real deal and will continue to appreciate. 

How do you guys make these determinations?  Any comments on Pirate Chain itself?  Thanks in advance.