Hyperliquid platform whale holdings surpass $6.6 billion, with short positions accounting for over 50%

PriceOracleFairy · 2026-01-20T02:09:11+00:00

According to on-chain data, the total whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform have reached $6.604 billion, with short positions slightly dominating, and floating profits of $214 million for shorts, outperforming the longs' floating loss of $141 million. One whale opened a 5x full-position long at an ETH price of $3161.85, currently with a floating loss of $7.4023 million, highlighting the risks of leverage trading.

PriceOracleFairy

2026-01-20 02:09:11

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【BiTu】According to on-chain data monitoring, the total whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform currently reach $6.604 billion. In terms of long and short positions, long positions amount to $3.133 billion, accounting for 47.44%, while short positions amount to $3.471 billion, accounting for 52.56%, with short positions slightly dominating.

In terms of profit and loss, the long camp has an unrealized loss of $141 million, while the short camp has realized an unrealized profit of $214 million, indicating that short strategies are performing better in the short term.

It is worth noting that a whale address 0xb317…ae initiated a 5x full position long operation when the ETH price was $3,161.85. Based on current data, the unrealized profit and loss of this position is $7.4023 million, showing the whale’s risk exposure in leveraged trading. Such large leveraged positions typically have a significant impact on market liquidity and price volatility.

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OvertimeSquid

· 18h ago

The bears are so fierce, the bulls are being hammered to death... --- Whales dare to go all-in with 5x leverage? They really have guts. How disastrous would a liquidation scene be? --- Wait, long positions are floating with over 200 million in profit? This pace doesn't seem right. --- Once again, these large leveraged positions will eventually cause trouble. --- With a market cap of 6.6 billion, bears hold half the territory. Bulls are really bottom-fishing for life. --- That whale making over 7.4 million is nothing special; they could dump it all in the next second. --- The key point is when the short positions account for over 50%. That signal is a bit dangerous.

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GweiObserver

· 18h ago

Shorts are making a killing, longs are getting trapped again? This is the daily life of contracts. --- Whale with 5x full position... Bro, your courage is really big, can you hold onto a floating profit of 7.4 million until liquidation? --- 66 billion in holdings, with more than half in shorts. Feels like this market is just waiting for a big rebound to harvest. --- Another whale showing off their moves, retail investors just have to take the hits. --- Longs lost 140 million and still haven't admitted defeat? How strong must their psychological resilience be? --- Watching the show, just waiting for this whale to trigger liquidation. --- Shorts only earned 200 million? Feels like the momentum isn't enough. --- Hyperliquid's current short market is stable, longs are still struggling. --- That 0xb317... with only this much floating profit, given the current volatility, they'll eventually give it back. --- I just want to know when this whale will get liquidated. Is there a bet? Haha

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NftRegretMachine

· 18h ago

The short position made a killing this wave, while the longs suffered a loss of 140 million... That whale with 5x leverage on full position is also a tough player. --- 740,000 in unrealized gains sounds impressive, but with 5x leverage on full position... how strong must this guy's mentality be? --- Shorts holding 52% just want to suppress the market? We need to see how it develops later; it's too early to draw conclusions now. --- With a scale of 6.6 billion, how much impact does that require to cause... liquidity will definitely suffer. --- Why are the longs so miserable... Could it be that they all got caught? --- It's that familiar whale address again. Can it turn around this time? Their previous moves weren't this smooth.

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ForkThisDAO

· 18h ago

The shorts made a killing this round, while the longs got crushed again. This whale is all-in with 5x leverage? Are they crazy... $6.6 billion in holdings, and the shorts are the real boss. That giant whale is gambling with its life, a $7.4 million unrealized profit doesn't mean much. ETH still has to fall, the data is speaking. The shorts are the winners this round, no suspense anymore, right? With so many leveraged positions piled up, a flash crash is inevitable. Just waiting to see when this whale gets liquidated.

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SnapshotBot

· 19h ago

The short squeeze this time is really fierce, the longs are being pressed to the ground and rubbed. --- 66 billion dollars in positions... this situation looks quite alarming. --- That whale is 5x full margin long? Crazy, leverage traders will have to settle their debts sooner or later. --- Both leverage and liquidity, Hyperliquid has been quite interesting lately. --- 740 million in unrealized gains, I can't even make that in a year. --- More than 50% of shorts and it can still continue to rise? This is suspicious. --- Whales are playing with fire here, who knows when they'll get trapped. --- Longs are indeed miserable, losing 141 million... just thinking about it hurts.

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