According to Onchain Lens, a whale deposited $2.27 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a long position in XMR using 2x leverage, with the position still increasing, source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2011781832409563638. Based on 2x leverage against $2.27 million collateral, the setup supports up to roughly $4.54 million in XMR long notional on HyperLiquid, source: https://twitter.com/OnchainLens/status/2011781832409563638. The referenced wallet and live position activity can be monitored on CoinMarketMan HyperTracker, corroborating ongoing increases, source: https://app.coinmarketman.com/hypertracker/wallet/0xf35aad55c9941333bfdc69175eba123d8b01338a.

According to Eric Balchunas, rolling 3-month and 6-month flows into equity ETFs are at all-time highs, indicating exceptionally strong risk-on demand in equity ETF buying (Source: Eric Balchunas on X, Jan 13, 2026). He reports record activity in 2x leveraged assets, signaling increased use of leverage to express bullish views in the market (Source: Eric Balchunas on X, Jan 13, 2026). Balchunas also notes a decline in cash-like ETF AUM, pointing to rotation out of cash-equivalent exposures and into risk assets (Source: Eric Balchunas on X, Jan 13, 2026). He adds that many Wall Street desks are predicting a good year, but he characterizes the current setup as a bit frothy despite his bullish stance (Source: Eric Balchunas on X, Jan 13, 2026). No cryptocurrency data or tickers were cited in the post (Source: Eric Balchunas on X, Jan 13, 2026).

According to @lookonchain, whale address pension-usdt.eth has once again opened a 2x long on 20,000 ETH with $60.93M notional at an entry price of $3,040.92 and a liquidation level at $1,190.66, providing clear trade levels to monitor; source: @lookonchain; legacy.hyperdash.com/trader/0x0ddf9bae2af4b874b96d287a5ad42eb47138a902. Based on the reported 2x leverage and notional size, the position implies roughly $30.47M in margin (notional divided by leverage), framing its capital at risk; source: @lookonchain; legacy.hyperdash.com/trader/0x0ddf9bae2af4b874b96d287a5ad42eb47138a902. The liquidation level is approximately 60.9% below the stated entry price, quantifying a wide liquidation buffer for this leveraged ETH (ETH) long; source: @lookonchain; legacy.hyperdash.com/trader/0x0ddf9bae2af4b874b96d287a5ad42eb47138a902.

According to @lookonchain, on-chain trader pension-usdt.eth opened a 2x short totaling 6,358 ETH, about $18M, roughly an hour before the market dropped, and the position is now showing about $1M in unrealized profit, source: @lookonchain and legacy.hyperdash.com/trader/0x0ddf9bae2af4b874b96d287a5ad42eb47138a902. The implied average move since entry is approximately $157 per ETH based on $1M profit over 6,358 ETH, highlighting notable intraday downside volatility in ETH during the last hour, source: @lookonchain. Real-time wallet and PnL tracking for this position are available on the Hyperdash trader page shared in the post for ongoing monitoring, source: legacy.hyperdash.com/trader/0x0ddf9bae2af4b874b96d287a5ad42eb47138a902 via @lookonchain.

According to @OnchainLens, a whale deposited $2M USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 2x leveraged long position in ETH, source: @OnchainLens and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker. According to @OnchainLens, the position is currently valued at $4M and holds 1,425 ETH, source: @OnchainLens and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker. According to @OnchainLens, there is an open order to close the position at $2,980 on HyperLiquid, providing a specific execution level visible to traders on that venue, source: @OnchainLens and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker.

According to @lookonchain, on Nov 20, 2025, whale address 0x0ddf closed ETH and BTC long positions with approximately $6.2 million in realized losses; source: Lookonchain. The address then flipped bearish by opening a 2x short on 20,000 ETH worth about $60.4 million, implying an entry near $3,020 per ETH based on the reported size; sources: Lookonchain and the linked Hyperdash trader page.