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2026-01-25
03:49
Hyperliquid Top Short Address Ramps Up BTC and ETH Shorts: 276M USD Exposure, Key Liquidation Levels Revealed

According to @ai_9684xtpa, Hyperliquid’s top BTC short address added 14.5 BTC to its short roughly minutes prior, lifting total exposure to 246 million USD with 5.12 million USD unrealized profit; BTC and ETH shorts accounted for 47.8% and 42% with entry prices at 90,671 USD and 3,026.83 USD, per hyperbot.network trader data. According to @ai_9684xtpa, a subsequent update shows the address rolling positions with 106.5% margin utilization after adding 11.87 million USD to BTC and ETH shorts, bringing total short exposure to 276 million USD across BTC, ETH, HYPE, PEPE, and XMR; BTC and ETH now comprise 54% and 36% of exposure with liquidation levels at 92,315.4 USD and 3,107.88 USD and 5.62 million USD unrealized profit, per hyperbot.network.

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2026-01-24
01:11
BTC and ETH Wicks Trigger Massive $60M Short Liquidation for 0xD83...Fd7; Position Trimmed to $238M

According to @EmberCN, a 1 a.m. upside wick that briefly pushed BTC above $91,000 and ETH above $3,000 tagged the liquidation level of short seller 0xD83...Fd7, triggering roughly $60 million in liquidations source: @EmberCN. His aggregate short exposure fell from about $300 million to $238 million, and his unrealized profit is down from its prior peak source: @EmberCN. The post highlights that max-leverage rolling strategies are highly vulnerable to small counter-trend wicks that can force liquidations source: @EmberCN.

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2026-01-23
10:25
On chain Whale Unwinds BTC, ETH, SOL Longs; DASH Short 5x Intact as Profit Plunges to USD 2.97M

According to @OnchainLens, the "255 BTC Sold" whale closed long positions in BTC, ETH, and SOL with a realized loss of USD 2.86M (Source: @OnchainLens). The trader continues to hold a 5x short in DASH with an unrealized profit of about USD 650K, while total profit fell from USD 25.5M to USD 2.97M (Source: @OnchainLens; HyperBot trader dashboard).

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2026-01-22
14:18
Hyperliquid Top Short Address Adds $11.87M to BTC and ETH Shorts, Totals $276M Across BTC, ETH, HYPE, PEPE, XMR with Key Liquidation Levels

According to @ai_9684xtpa, the top BTC short address on Hyperliquid added $11.87M to BTC and ETH short positions, is rolling positions, and shows margin utilization of 106.5% (source: @ai_9684xtpa; data: hyperbot.network/trader/0xd83516572789f1c782c8298efce58a5600318fd7). Total short exposure stands at $276M across BTC, ETH, HYPE, PEPE, and XMR, with BTC 54% at a liquidation price of $92,315.4 and ETH 36% at a liquidation price of $3,107.88, and unrealized profit of $5.62M (source: @ai_9684xtpa; data: hyperbot.network/trader/0xd83516572789f1c782c8298efce58a5600318fd7).

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2026-01-22
09:41
Whale Address 0x94d…33814 Adds to DASH Short, Holds 358M USD Longs in ETH, BTC, SOL with 5.52M USD Unrealized PnL

According to @ai_9684xtpa, on-chain address 0x94d…33814 added to its DASH short while maintaining three long positions in ETH, BTC, and SOL, with total unrealized profit at 5.52 million USD. According to @ai_9684xtpa citing HyperBot, the ETH long holds 67,425.59 ETH with 2.34 million USD unrealized profit, the BTC long holds 968.1 BTC with 1.022 million USD unrealized profit, and the SOL long holds 527,399.75 SOL with 1.289 million USD unrealized profit. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the DASH short is the only short among the four positions, sized at 107,986.36 DASH valued around 7.25 million USD with 0.87 million USD unrealized profit.

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2026-01-21
01:19
Crypto Whale 0xD83...Fd7 Turns 3M to 18.5M in 6 Days with Rolling Shorts; 304M Short Exposure Still Open

According to @EmberCN, on-chain trader 0xD83...Fd7 used a rolling short strategy to compound gains from $3 million to $18.5 million over six days and continued adding to shorts, now holding about $304 million in short exposure. @EmberCN characterized the approach as extremely high risk with no room for error but highly profitable when the direction is correct. Source: @EmberCN.

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2026-01-20
14:35
Rolling Trader 0xD83...Fd7 Adds HYPE Shorts; BTC, ETH, HYPE, XMR Short Exposure Hits USD 261M After Scaling From USD 3M to USD 11M

According to @EmberCN, address 0xD83...Fd7 increased short exposure to HYPE in the past half hour. According to @EmberCN, the trader started by shorting ETH last Friday and used rolling unrealized profits to expand shorts into other assets. According to @EmberCN, the account now holds short positions in BTC, ETH, HYPE, and XMR with total notional around USD 261 million. According to @EmberCN, the trader scaled initial capital from roughly USD 3 million to about USD 11 million through this rolling strategy.

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2026-01-07
17:04
Jesse Livermore’s 1901 Northern Pacific Bet and 1907 Panic Short: How He Turned $10K into $500K and Made $1M in a Day, Trading Lessons for Today

According to @QCompounding, Jesse Livermore turned $10,000 into $500,000 by betting big on Northern Pacific Railway in 1901, source: @QCompounding. According to @QCompounding, he then shorted the market ahead of the 1907 panic and made $1,000,000 in a single day, source: @QCompounding. According to @QCompounding, JP Morgan asked him to stop shorting to calm market turmoil, source: @QCompounding. For traders, this case highlights how concentrated conviction trades in structurally stressed names and timely crisis shorts can produce asymmetric returns, a framework that also applies to high-volatility assets like crypto during liquidity panics, source: @QCompounding.

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2025-12-31
10:52
Michael Burry Says He’s Not Shorting Tesla (TSLA) — CNBC Update and What Traders Should Know

According to @CNBC, Michael Burry stated he is not shorting Tesla (TSLA) at present in a post published December 31, 2025. Source: CNBC social post, December 31, 2025. Public filings show Scion Asset Management previously reported Tesla put options in Q1 2021, whereas the new comment indicates no active short now; the CNBC item does not mention Bitcoin or other crypto assets. Sources: SEC Form 13F for Scion Asset Management, Q1 2021; CNBC social post, December 31, 2025. Tesla disclosed selling about 75% of its Bitcoin holdings in Q2 2022, and the CNBC update does not address Tesla’s crypto balances. Sources: Tesla Q2 2022 Update and 10-Q, July 2022; CNBC social post, December 31, 2025.

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2025-11-20
18:56
Short Selling 101: How Traders Profit from Price Declines with Shorts

According to @phantom, markets move in both directions and short selling allows traders to speculate on price declines, enabling profit and hedging strategies during downtrends; source: @phantom on X, Nov 20, 2025.

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2025-11-13
22:55
Altcoin Daily Signals Bearish Crypto Momentum: Short Sellers Winning in November 2025

According to @AltcoinDaily, short positions have been profitable recently, indicating the author views current crypto momentum as bearish. Source: Altcoin Daily on X, Nov 13, 2025. The post does not specify assets, timeframes, or performance metrics, framing this as a broad market sentiment signal rather than a coin-specific trade setup. Source: Altcoin Daily on X, Nov 13, 2025. Traders can treat this as a bearish sentiment datapoint when evaluating market bias and risk management during the current environment. Source: Altcoin Daily on X, Nov 13, 2025.

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2025-11-12
12:15
Binance Smart Money Top Trader 'Mysterious K-Line' Nets $2.116M in 7 Days Shorting $COAI, $AIA; $ZEC Suffers $1.42M Single-Trade Loss

According to @ai_9684xtpa, Binance Smart Money’s seven-day PnL Top1 account “Mysterious K-Line” earned a net $2.116M over the last week, with most positions being shorts; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X (Nov 12, 2025); Binance Smart Money profile: binance.com/zh-CN/smart-money/profile/4736946588198249472. $COAI contributed $3.125M profit with 10 wins from 11 trades (91% win rate); source: @ai_9684xtpa on X (Nov 12, 2025). $AIA added $0.877M profit across 2 trades with a 100% win rate; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X (Nov 12, 2025). The account also traded $ZEC five times with an 80% hit rate but still finished net negative on $ZEC due to a $1.42M loss on a short; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X (Nov 12, 2025). These figures show the top Binance Smart Money account’s PnL was primarily driven by short-side setups during the period and that $ZEC carried significant single-trade downside risk; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X (Nov 12, 2025).

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2025-11-11
15:02
Chanos vs. Neo-Clouds Showdown 2025: What Traders Know So Far

According to @StockMarketNerd, a Chanos vs. Neo-Clouds showdown is developing and will be interesting to watch as it plays out, highlighting trader attention on this narrative today. Source: @StockMarketNerd on X, Nov 11, 2025. The post provides no tickers, positions, catalysts, or valuation details, so no direct trade signals or price targets are disclosed. Source: @StockMarketNerd on X, Nov 11, 2025. The post frames the conflict as Chanos versus a Neo-Clouds cohort but does not define the group, leaving sector scope unspecified for now. Source: @StockMarketNerd on X, Nov 11, 2025. The post contains no cryptocurrency references, so no explicit crypto-market impact is stated. Source: @StockMarketNerd on X, Nov 11, 2025.

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2025-11-09
00:38
Litecoin (LTC) Issues 1-Sentence X Post "They shorted me" — 1-Sentence Trading Alert on Short-Selling Mentions

According to @litecoin, the Litecoin X account posted the one-line message "They shorted me" on Nov 9, 2025, without charts, pricing data, or guidance, leaving the note non-specific for trading decisions. Source: https://twitter.com/litecoin/status/1987318776082415694 The post includes a link to another X post at https://x.com/sad5ky/status/1987135033099141580 but adds no further explanation in its own caption. Source: https://twitter.com/litecoin/status/1987318776082415694 No details on LTC spot price, derivatives, funding rates, or exchange venues are provided in the message, and any market impact or short-squeeze inference is not stated by the account. Source: https://twitter.com/litecoin/status/1987318776082415694

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2025-11-08
23:53
Elon Musk Trades: @stocktalkweekly Says Shorting Is a Bad Bet for the Next Decade — Implications for TSLA and DOGE

According to @stocktalkweekly, betting against Elon Musk has been one of the worst trades over the last decade and is expected to remain a bad bet for the decade ahead (source: @stocktalkweekly). This communicates a long-term bullish sentiment toward Musk-led ventures and related markets, which traders can treat as a directional signal when considering positioning and risk framing in Musk-linked equities and crypto (source: @stocktalkweekly). The post offers sentiment only and does not specify tickers, price levels, or timeframes, so any application to TSLA or DOGE is reader interpretation rather than guidance from the source (source: @stocktalkweekly).

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2025-11-04
02:24
ETH Whale Shorted 66,000 ETH at $4,032, Realizes $10.37M; On-Chain Shows 26k ETH Still to Cover and Estimated $20M Profit

According to @EmberCN, an on-chain whale or institution posted $700M USDC as collateral on 2025-10-20, borrowed 66,000 ETH (about $262M), transferred funds to Binance, and likely shorted near $4,032. Source: @EmberCN on X; DeBank profiles: debank.com/profile/0x6e9e81efcc4cbff68ed04c4a90aea33cb22c8c89, debank.com/profile/0xe5c248d8d3f3871bd0f68e9c4743459c43bb4e4c, debank.com/profile/0x85e05c10db73499fbdecab0dfbb794a446feeec8. After the decline, the entity withdrew 40,041 ETH from Binance and repaid at an average buy-back price of $3,773, implying realized profit of roughly $10.37M on that tranche based on the cited entry and exit prices. Source: @EmberCN on X; DeBank profiles above. Approximately 26,000 ETH of the borrowed amount remains uncovered; at current levels, total profit is estimated around $20M if positions are fully closed, per @EmberCN. Source: @EmberCN on X; DeBank profiles above. For trading, the $4,032 short-entry and $3,773 buy-back are key on-chain reference levels, and the remaining ~26k ETH represents potential future cover flow trackable via the linked wallets. Source: @EmberCN on X; DeBank profiles above.

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2025-10-25
18:30
Top Overvalued Stock 2025? @StockMKTNewz Sparks Market Valuation Debate for Traders

According to @StockMKTNewz, the post on Oct 25, 2025 asks which stock is the most overvalued in the market and does not name any tickers or sectors; source: @StockMKTNewz. The post includes no valuation metrics, catalysts, or price levels and does not reference cryptocurrencies or digital assets; source: @StockMKTNewz. Therefore, the post by itself does not provide a trade signal or investment recommendation; source: @StockMKTNewz.

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2025-10-21
00:38
On-chain Alert: Whale Borrows 66,000 ETH on Aave After $700M USDC Binance Withdrawals, Sends ETH to Binance

According to @EmberCN, an unidentified whale or institution withdrew 700 million USDC from Binance into four on-chain wallets about a week ago. Source: x.com/EmberCN/status/1980282037216133453 According to @EmberCN, three of these wallets later supplied a combined 610 million USDC as collateral on Aave and borrowed a total of 66,000 ETH (about $262 million), then transferred the ETH to Binance. Source: x.com/EmberCN/status/1980282037216133453; Debank: debank.com/profile/0x6e9e81efcc4cbff68ed04c4a90aea33cb22c8c89, debank.com/profile/0xe5c248d8d3f3871bd0f68e9c4743459c43bb4e4c, debank.com/profile/0x85e05c10db73499fbdecab0dfbb794a446feeec8 According to @EmberCN, the fourth wallet still holds 91.2 million USDC unutilized for collateral as of the post. Source: x.com/EmberCN/status/1980282037216133453; Debank: debank.com/profile/0xfaf1358fe6a9fa29a169dfc272b14e709f54840f According to @EmberCN, address-level breakdown shows 190M USDC collateral borrowing 20,000 ETH at 0x6e9e..., 200M USDC borrowing 22,000 ETH at 0xe5c2..., and 220M USDC borrowing 24,000 ETH at 0x85e0.... Source: Debank: debank.com/profile/0x6e9e81efcc4cbff68ed04c4a90aea33cb22c8c89, debank.com/profile/0xe5c248d8d3f3871bd0f68e9c4743459c43bb4e4c, debank.com/profile/0x85e05c10db73499fbdecab0dfbb794a446feeec8 According to @EmberCN, this borrow-and-transfer pattern may be positioning for a short or hedge, which, if executed, could add near-term sell-side liquidity in ETH; traders can monitor Binance ETH net inflows and funding rate shifts for confirmation. Source: x.com/EmberCN/status/1980282037216133453

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2025-10-20
14:36
Whale Alert: 390M USDC Collateral on Aave, 42K ETH Sent to Binance — Suspected Short Setup on ETH

According to @EmberCN, a wallet deposited 200 million USDC on Aave as collateral, borrowed 22,000 ETH (~$89 million), and transferred the ETH to Binance. Source: x.com/EmberCN/status/1980282037216133453; on-chain wallet pages: debank.com/profile/0xe5c248d8d3f3871bd0f68e9c4743459c43bb4e4c and debank.com/profile/0x6e9e81efcc4cbff68ed04c4a90aea33cb22c8c89. According to @EmberCN, combined with related flows last week, the entity now has 390 million USDC collateralized and 42,000 ETH (~$169 million) borrowed and moved to Binance, described by the author as a whale or institution with a suspected short bias. Source: x.com/EmberCN/status/1980282037216133453; on-chain wallet pages: debank.com/profile/0xe5c248d8d3f3871bd0f68e9c4743459c43bb4e4c and debank.com/profile/0x6e9e81efcc4cbff68ed04c4a90aea33cb22c8c89. For trading, monitor these wallets’ Aave health factor and liquidation thresholds to gauge position risk and potential market impact. Source: Aave documentation docs.aave.com and DeBank wallet overviews debank.com.

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2025-10-17
01:49
Crypto Whale Insider Addresses Explained: 4 Wallets, $160M BTC Short Before 10.11 Crash, ETH BTC Flip Long, Trump Rumor Debunked

According to @ai_9684xtpa, Wallet Set 1 shorted before the Oct 11 flash crash and realized about 160M USD profit; community figures linked it to an ancient BTC whale rotating into ETH, while Garret Jin called it a hedge address for ultra-wealthy clients and Eye alleged ties to a White House info-trading group; opening addresses: 0xb317d2bc2d3d2df5fa441b5bae0ab9d8b07283ae and 0x2eA18c23F72a4b6172c55B411823cdc5335923F4; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Oct 17, 2025, https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1979001693493956795; https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1978766694639407208. According to @ai_9684xtpa, Wallet 2 opened 140M USD BTC shorts on Oct 15 for 2.683M USD profit and flipped long on ETH and BTC on Oct 16; it is not confirmed as an insider address; opening address: 0xc2a30212a8DdAc9e123944d6e29FADdCe994E5f2; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Oct 17, 2025, https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1979001693493956795. According to @ai_9684xtpa, a previously dubbed insider whale on Hyperliquid used up to 50x leverage with a high win rate and was alleged by Zach to be a convicted fraudster; opening address: 0x9018960618eFF55F5852e345B7Cb5661fd2928e1; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Oct 17, 2025, https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1979001693493956795. According to @ai_9684xtpa, the claim that a Trump family insider wallet shorted 120M USD in BTC is false; the wallet is a whale that has shorted BTC four times since March 2025, with activity dating back seven months; opening address: 0x5D2F4460Ac3514AdA79f5D9838916E508Ab39Bb7; source: @ai_9684xtpa on X, Oct 17, 2025, https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1979001693493956795.

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