Short position

Bitcoin

2026-08-25 02:57:55

BTC at $80,840 leaves a Hyperliquid whale short within 2.5% of liquidation

Bitcoin was quoted at about $80,840 on Aug. 25, up roughly 4.3% over the past 24 hours, according to TradingBeats, formerly Hyperinsight. That move has pushed a newly opened whale short on Hyperliquid, tied to an address beginning with 0x6046, to about 2.5% from liquidation. TradingBeats said the position is currently both the closest to liquidation and the largest by size on the platform. The trader built the short in batches last night, selling 559.4 BTC at an average entry of $79,318.4. The short is now valued at about $45.218 million, showing an unrealized loss of around $851,000 and a return rate of about -38.4%. The position uses 20x cross leverage, with liquidation set near $82,896.5. A rise of about $2,057 from the current BTC price, or around 2.5%, would hit that level. As of publication, the whale had not placed any public stop-loss, take-profit, or size-reduction orders, and the full 559.4 BTC short remained open. The address is on its first recorded activity on Hyperliquid. Earlier yesterday evening, it received about 992,000 USDC from an address starting with 0x6b9e and began shorting BTC roughly 90 seconds later, later adding about 1.6 million USDC in two margin top-ups for a cumulative $2.592 million in funding.

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whale

2026-08-25 02:29:47

Whale Trader "Set 10 Big Goals First" May Have Stopped Out of BTC Short With $9.86 Million Paper Loss

A whale trader known as "Set 10 Big Goals First" may have been stopped out of a Bitcoin short after BTC moved above the trader’s stop-loss level of $80,500, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) cited by BlockBeats on Aug. 25. If the position remained unchanged, the unrealized loss on the BTC short has reached $9.86 million. Previously disclosed position data showed the trader was short 1,830.724 BTC, valued at about $148 million, with an average entry price of $76,397.56. The same disclosure also showed a short position of 12,756.739 ETH, worth about $32.05 million, opened at an average price of $2,371.57. The update only states that the BTC stop-loss level was breached and does not confirm whether the broader portfolio has changed.

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Jiang Zhuoer

2026-08-24 12:15:31

Jiang Zhuoer reviews two ETH shorts, says one stop-loss cost him millions

Jiang Zhuoer said in a post on X that two recent Ether trades were worth reviewing. In one case, he opened a short at $1,834 and stopped out at $2,100, taking a loss of several million dollars. He described it as the biggest loss since he began swing trading and said there were multiple mistakes during the trade. In the other trade, he shorted ETH at $2,525 and took profit at $2,450. He said the entry was within 1% of the top and that he correctly identified the market peak. The remarks were cited by Odaily in a market analysis newsflash.

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Hyperliquid

2026-08-24 08:53:46

Largest LIT short on Hyperliquid adds $2.5 million in margin

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), the largest LIT short position on Hyperliquid added $2.5 million in margin on Aug. 24 after posting an unrealized loss of $5.605 million. The position holds 2.528 million LIT worth about $8.9 million, opened at an average price of $1.3. Ai Yi said LIT rose briefly after listing on Upbit, prompting the trader to add margin to reduce liquidation risk. The account’s single-asset margin now stands at $7.16 million, with a liquidation price of $5.78.

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ChainCatcher

2026-08-24 01:07:45

Lookonchain: Abraxas Capital opens about $783 million short on Hyperliquid

ChainCatcher said Lookonchain monitored Abraxas Capital (0xB83...E36 and 0x5b5...060) building an estimated $783 million short position on Hyperliquid while hedging with heavy spot purchases. Over the past four days, the firm also withdrew 73,872 ETH from Binance, worth about $173 million. The update did not include any further details on the trading strategy or the positions beyond those figures.

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Abraxas Capit

2026-08-24 01:14:21

Abraxas Capital builds roughly $783 million short position on Hyperliquid

Abraxas Capital has recently taken a large bearish position on Hyperliquid, with its short exposure reaching about $783 million, according to on-chain tracker Lookonchain. At the same time, the firm has been hedging that position through spot purchases rather than leaving the trade unbalanced. Lookonchain’s monitoring data also shows that over the past four days, Abraxas Capital withdrew 73,872 ETH from Binance. Based on the figures cited in the report, those holdings were worth about $173 million at the time. The activity points to a sizable directional short paired with spot accumulation as a hedge, all within a short time window.

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Bitcoin

2026-08-23 05:22:33

BTC Short Turns Back to Unrealized Profit After Price Slips Below $76,000

A BTC short held by the trader known as "Set 10 Big Targets First" has moved back into unrealized profit after Bitcoin fell below $76,000, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi. The position currently stands at 1,830.724 BTC, with a notional value of about $139 million and an average entry price of $76,397.56. The unrealized profit is around $800,000. The trader is also holding a separate ETH short. That position totals 12,756.739 ETH, carries a notional value of roughly $30.25 million, and has an average entry price of $2,371.57. At current levels cited in the update, the ETH short remains at an unrealized loss of about $30,000. The figures were published in a market update carried by Odaily, which attributed the data to Ai Yi’s monitoring. No additional details about the trader’s identity or broader strategy were disclosed in the source report.

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Whale Movemen

2026-08-23 02:31:34

LORACLE’s unrealized loss on HYPE short narrows to about $16 million as price pulls back

HYPE has retreated from its all-time high, trimming part of the unrealized loss tied to LORACLE’s short position, according to on-chain tracker Onchain Lens. Odaily reported that the pullback helped LORACLE recover roughly $3 million. Even after that move, the HYPE short was still sitting on an unrealized loss of about $16 million at the time of the update. The report did not provide extra details on the size of the position, entry level, or liquidation conditions. The latest figure only reflects the change cited by Onchain Lens as HYPE moved off its peak. The update centers on one monitored whale-level position and the mark-to-market swing linked to HYPE’s price reversal from record levels.

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