According to @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1967385620524974389, address DCfMe7 sold 130M PUMP for $1.11M at an average price of $0.00854 and still holds 230.43M PUMP valued at $1.86M on Solana as shown by Solscan https://solscan.io/account/DCfMe74pZcn4JWeQ7noB8WEPcCeCaWDWU64rEKLnHHha#transfers. According to @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1967385620524974389, the trader originally bought 360.43M PUMP for $949K at a $0.00263 average two months ago, which implies a position reduction of about 36 percent based on calculations from the on-chain history on Solscan https://solscan.io/account/DCfMe74pZcn4JWeQ7noB8WEPcCeCaWDWU64rEKLnHHha#transfers. Based on the figures reported by @lookonchain https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1967385620524974389, realized profit on the 130M sold is roughly $0.77M and unrealized profit on the 230.43M held is roughly $1.25M, totaling above $2M with an ROI near 213 percent, which aligns with the valuation snapshot via Solscan https://solscan.io/account/DCfMe74pZcn4JWeQ7noB8WEPcCeCaWDWU64rEKLnHHha#transfers. For traders, this shows active profit-taking by a profitable address in PUMP on Solana, with all transactions verifiable on Solscan https://solscan.io/account/DCfMe74pZcn4JWeQ7noB8WEPcCeCaWDWU64rEKLnHHha#transfers and flagged by @lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1967385620524974389.

According to @52kskew, TOTAL3 has reached a new all-time high, signaling broad altcoin strength at the index level. Source: @52kskew on X, Sep 13, 2025. The author adds that profit-taking is pressuring altcoins, creating whipsaw price action on lower timeframes, which traders should factor into intraday risk management. Source: @52kskew on X, Sep 13, 2025. The author notes that sustained lower timeframe trends into next week will require buyers to step in and absorb supply. Source: @52kskew on X, Sep 13, 2025.

According to @lookonchain, a private investor spent $10M to acquire 2.5B PUMP and has begun selling to take profits (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain, 8 hours ago the wallet deposited 250M PUMP worth $1.53M to Binance (source: @lookonchain). According to @lookonchain, the wallet still holds 2.25B PUMP valued at approximately $13.6M and the trader’s total profit now exceeds $5M (source: @lookonchain). According to Solscan as cited by @lookonchain, the involved address is BbwHBywb9REt7noV5NpM2ujLZWry3ddj5zL5TbKv75UK on Solana, which reflects the transfers and current holdings referenced (source: Solscan; @lookonchain).

According to Lookonchain, wallet 0xdE03 sold another 25,755 ETH worth about 117 million dollars roughly six hours ago, taking profits based on on-chain traces shared on X and Arkham Intelligence address explorers (source: Lookonchain on X; Arkham Intelligence). According to Lookonchain, over the past three years the wallet withdrew 44,661 ETH from exchanges at an average 2,411 dollars and staked it, then later deposited 45,132 ETH to Binance at an average 3,668 dollars with transactions referenced via Arkham Intelligence (source: Lookonchain on X; Arkham Intelligence). According to Lookonchain, the wallet still holds about 3,362 ETH valued near 15.2 million dollars and has realized an estimated total profit of approximately 73 million dollars from these flows as evidenced by the linked addresses (source: Lookonchain on X; Arkham Intelligence).

According to Lookonchain, early $HYPE whale 0x7dacca323e44f168494c779bb5e7483c468ef410 sold another 67,006 $HYPE for $3.82M to take profits. source: Lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1966447745704816679 The whale previously acquired 1.26M $HYPE at a $7.52 average costing $9.51M and received 22,270 $HYPE at genesis. source: Lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1966447745704816679 He has sold 385,513 $HYPE for $16.15M at a $41.9 average and still holds 900,663 $HYPE valued at $50.5M. source: Lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1966447745704816679 Total profit now exceeds $57M, with transactions traceable via the address on Hypurrscan. source: Lookonchain on X https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1966447745704816679 and Hypurrscan https://hypurrscan.io/address/0x7dacca323e44f168494c779bb5e7483c468ef410

According to @ThinkingUSD, when people start congratulating you on a trade, it is time to close the position, providing a contrarian profit-taking signal based on social sentiment, source: @ThinkingUSD on X, Sep 12, 2025. He thanked Flowdesk for the quotes and execution on the trade, source: @ThinkingUSD on X, Sep 12, 2025. He added that all it takes is one trade to change your life, highlighting the focus on decisive entries and exits, source: @ThinkingUSD on X, Sep 12, 2025. For traders, the actionable takeaway is to exit into euphoria when social feedback spikes to lock in gains, source: @ThinkingUSD on X, Sep 12, 2025.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a whale who previously netted $2.34M across four UNI swing trades allegedly cleared 4,720 ETH worth about $21.08M roughly 8 hours ago, described as a suspected full exit, source: @ai_9684xtpa. The source adds the ETH was withdrawn on July 1 from FalconX at an average entry of $2,452, implying a two-month ROI of 82.2%, source: @ai_9684xtpa. If the entire 4,720 ETH stack was sold, the realized profit would total approximately $9.514M based on the source’s calculation, source: @ai_9684xtpa. The wallet address was provided by the source for on-chain verification and trader monitoring, source: @ai_9684xtpa.

According to @EmberCN, an unknown hacker wallet that received funds on March 28 sold 5,001 ETH four hours ago for 23.8 million DAI at 4,760, realizing an estimated profit of 2.04 million USD; source: @EmberCN on X, Aug 25, 2025. According to @EmberCN, the same wallet purchased 5,001 ETH on Aug 21 for 21.76 million DAI at 4,352; source: @EmberCN on X, Aug 25, 2025. According to @EmberCN, the wallet currently holds about 46.13 million U; source: @EmberCN on X, Aug 25, 2025.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a wallet described as smart money that reportedly profited $5.16M shorting BTC during the LUNA/UST crash sold 1,363 ETH and 30 WBTC about one hour before the post, totaling roughly $9.79M, and booked $1.093M in profit, source: @ai_9684xtpa. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the wallet fully exited ETH and trimmed WBTC, which the source characterizes as another bull market warning signal following actions by trader Eugene and Formula News founder Vida, source: @ai_9684xtpa.

According to @glassnode, more than 1-month BTC holders realized over $1.5B in profit on July 18, the largest profit-taking spike since December 2024, source: @glassnode (Aug 20, 2025). Realized profit measures the USD value of coins spent above their cost basis and indicates distribution from older coin-age cohorts rather than continued holding, source: Glassnode metric documentation. Traders track such on-chain profit-taking surges as indicators of near-term supply overhang and potential resistance after rallies, source: Glassnode research commentary.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, Ethereum whale 0x69b...0e378 built a 2,437 ETH position at a $2,448 average roughly two months ago. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the address has taken profit with an estimated gain of about $5.055 million. According to @ai_9684xtpa, within the past two hours the whale deposited 2,437 ETH to Binance and withdrew some USDT. According to @ai_9684xtpa, these amounts and timings are based on the reported on-chain wallet activity.

According to @cas_abbe, ETH has rallied strongly this year and some large stakers are selling into strength to take profits, which he labels as a key driver in his thread, source: @cas_abbe on X, Aug 17, 2025. He characterizes profit taking by large stakers as one of the biggest drivers shaping current ETH market behavior, source: @cas_abbe on X, Aug 17, 2025.

According to Cas Abbé, the current activity is driven by a mix of unwinding risky strategies, managing risks around stETH, profit taking after the ETH rally, and preparing for future products like ETH staking ETFs, source: Cas Abbé on X, August 17, 2025.

According to Lookonchain, a whale sold 20,600 ETH for approximately $96.55M at an average price near $4,687 over the past two days, locking in more than $26M in realized profit. Source: Lookonchain on X, Aug 15, 2025, https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1956174606588584011. Lookonchain reports the ETH was accumulated nine months ago at roughly $3,409 per ETH, implying about $1,278 profit per coin and a return near 37% at exit. Source: Lookonchain on X, Aug 15, 2025, https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1956174606588584011. Lookonchain adds the position showed an unrealized loss of around $40M at one point before recovering, highlighting the holder’s drawdown tolerance prior to taking profit. Source: Lookonchain on X, Aug 15, 2025, https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1956174606588584011. Lookonchain shared the wallet address in the post, enabling traders to track any subsequent flows for ETH order flow context. Source: Lookonchain on X, Aug 15, 2025, https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1956174606588584011.

According to @CryptoMichNL, Ethereum (ETH) has gained more than 120% in less than two months and is approaching a new all-time high, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Aug 14, 2025. He asks whether traders should take profits, sell ETH, or rotate into altcoins, and points to a step-by-step video for his analysis, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Aug 14, 2025. The trading focus he highlights is timing profit-taking on ETH strength and evaluating altcoin entries as discussed in the video, source: @CryptoMichNL on X, Aug 14, 2025.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, a long position was fully closed for profit at an average exit of $4,408 about two hours after an upswing, generating $1.47 million in realized PnL over a six-hour window (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Aug 12, 2025). According to @ai_9684xtpa, the gains partially offset $3.6 million in losses accrued from three short attempts over the prior two days, highlighting the recent sequence of trades (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Aug 12, 2025). According to @ai_9684xtpa, trading frequency has been notably high in recent days, underscoring an active intraday approach with swift profit-taking rather than extended holding periods (source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Aug 12, 2025).

According to @lookonchain, whale investor @ParallelAiRev closed all $PUMP longs on Hyperliquid at local highs, removing his long exposure and realizing more than $1.5M in profit over the past month (source: @lookonchain on X, Aug 11, 2025). The ranking and performance are shown on Hyperliquid’s 30-day leaderboard via Hyperdash at hyperdash.info/trader/0x44A8d..., where he is listed as the most profitable $PUMP trader in that period (source: Hyperdash; cited by @lookonchain).

According to @ReetikaTrades, many coins have already risen 4–10x over the past four months, indicating the market is not in a bottom-forming phase but in momentum territory (source: @ReetikaTrades on X, Aug 11, 2025). This view implies late entries carry higher drawdown risk and that traders should emphasize risk controls, tighter stops, and profit-taking frameworks rather than assuming fresh accumulation conditions (source: @ReetikaTrades on X, Aug 11, 2025).

According to @EmberCN, the 1inch team’s investment fund has begun on-chain profit-taking, selling 5,000 ETH at an average price of $4,215 for 21.07M USDC, and 6.45M 1INCH at an average $0.28 for 1.80M USDC. According to @EmberCN, the fund previously bought 11,198 ETH in February for 28.85M USDC at an average of $2,577; based on these figures from @EmberCN, the realized profit on the 5,000 ETH sold is roughly $8.19M, a gain of about 63.6% over cost. According to @EmberCN, these on-chain executions set clear reference levels for traders at $4,215 for ETH and $0.28 for 1INCH, with total USDC inflows of roughly $22.87M.

According to the source, ETH broke above $4,000 and the source states it is okay to take profits at this level. According to the source, this frames $4,000 as a key psychological level that traders can use for near-term trade management. According to the source, the message is cautionary for momentum longs and may prompt short-term profit-taking in spot and derivatives.