Surely a 1:1 airdrop is a bad thing for price, it increases supply and that should push down the price. In theory it makes no difference for holders but I don't see how it would lead to a large price increase.
Yea I understand that you don't see why it would lead to price increase, the answer quite simple, it's a big trend right now, that's all
But you referenced another coin doing a 1:1 airdrop and how that lead to a 10x in the price. An airdrop will almost never lead to an increase in price, supply increases too much and it's so unlikely demand will increase more so than that based on any publicity and hype from an airdrop.