Can streamers have an edge over normal traders when trading low-liquidity memecoins?

I’m wondering whether a streamer has a higher chance of making money trading memecoins compared with a usual crypto trader, not necessarily because they are better at trading, but because they have an audience.

For example, imagine a streamer with around 600 live viewers trading very low-liquidity memecoins. If even a small percentage of viewers copy-trade, couldn’t that create enough buy pressure to move the coin’s price upward?

Memecoins often have thin liquidity. Suppose a token has only $20k–$100k of usable liquidity. The streamer would not need all 600 viewers to buy. Even 20–50 viewers buying $50–$500 each could create a noticeable move. In thin markets, a few buys can lift the chart, attract bots or momentum traders, and make the streamer look “right.”

So is this a real advantage for streamers, or is it overstated? And at what point does this become market manipulation or basically using the audience as exit liquidity?