Flash News List

List of Flash News about short selling

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2026-08-31
14:37
Michael Burry: Nebius Short Down 3% After 25 Days

Michael Burry shorted Nebius $NBIS at $211.77 and Oracle $ORCL at $144.63; Nebius has fallen 3% in 25 days since the position opened.

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2026-07-28
01:58
Hyperliquid Trader: $6.1M SK Hynix Short Profit

Hyperliquid trader books $6.1M on SK Hynix short at $1,083 after $40.5M position at $1,275.7 plus $2.43M Brent Oil gain.

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2026-07-03
06:52
Smart Money: Closes MU BTC Shorts for $2.727M

Smart money wallet exits MU, SKHX, INTC and BTC shorts for $2.727M profit after $5.293M total gains in 30 days, with BTC at $61810.3.

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2026-06-05
07:18
ZEC: Garrett Jin Shorts Rally for $21.5M Profit

ZEC short by Garrett Jin delivers $21.5M unrealized profit as price hits $290 on 4h bearish structure with RSI at 17.14.

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2026-05-16
06:35
HYPE: Trader Short Position Returns to $41.43M Profit

HYPE price drop restores Loracle.hl 5x short to profit with total gains at $41.43M as CRBS position adds $1.76M floating profit.

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2026-05-05
04:43
Bitcoin Trader: Closes $56M Short with $1.94M Loss

Trader 0x004e dumps 700 BTC short at $56.68M, booking $1.94M loss that erases $1.71M prior gains amid BTC price surge to $80K.

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2026-04-30
08:18
Hyperliquid Trader: Adds $1.2M Margin on Oil Shorts

Hyperliquid address 0x60a…685f6 adds 1.2M USDC margin to oil shorts worth $13.58M, facing $1.8M losses and $240K funding fees amid crude oil market volatility.

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2026-03-13
01:23
ETH Short Selling: Wallet Linked to Trend Research Moves 27,000 ETH

According to @EmberCN, a wallet suspected to belong to Trend Research borrowed ETH through Aave and transferred it to Binance. The wallet executed a short sell of 27,000 ETH, worth approximately $57.11 million, four hours prior. Historical activity links this address to a February withdrawal of $303 million USDC from Binance, coinciding with Trend Research's ETH liquidation.

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2026-02-10
13:56
Machi Shifts from Long to Short on Ethereum (ETH)

According to @OnchainLens, prominent trader Machi (@machibigbrother) is transitioning his Ethereum (ETH) trading strategy from long to short. He has partially closed his long ETH position and placed a limit order to short ETH, signaling a bearish outlook on the cryptocurrency.

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2026-02-05
04:44
Solana (SOL) Drops to $90: Whale Short From $143 Up $30.35M on SOL, Total PnL Over $35M With BTC and ETH Shorts

According to @EmberCN, as SOL fell to $90, a whale who has been shorting Solana since November now shows about $30.35 million in unrealized profit on SOL positions. According to @EmberCN, the trader holds roughly $53 million in SOL shorts with an average entry near $143, plus smaller BTC and ETH short positions, bringing total unrealized profit to over $35 million.

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2026-02-03
02:06
Abraxas Capital Starts Closing $HYPE Shorts: $39.73M Funding Fee Gain vs $9.07M Unrealized Profit

According to @OnchainDataNerd, Abraxas Capital began closing its $HYPE short position about an hour ago. According to @OnchainDataNerd, the address shows roughly $9.07M in unrealized profit across all short positions while funding fee gains total about $39.73M. According to @OnchainDataNerd, this highlights a funding-fee harvesting strategy, and the wallet address link was provided by the source.

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2026-02-02
14:59
Short Interest Collapse: SPY and QQQ Hit Multi-Year Lows as Short Sellers Capitulate

According to @KobeissiLetter, short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding in the S&P 500 ETF SPY is about 9%, near an eight-year low, while the Nasdaq 100 ETF QQQ is about 6%, the lowest since at least 2018. According to @KobeissiLetter, this signals short seller capitulation and highlights historically depressed short interest levels in large-cap index ETFs.

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2026-02-01
15:37
Whale Opens 10x BNB Short on HyperLiquid After $1.127M USDC Deposit, Following $4.57M Gains in XPL and HYPE

According to Onchain Lens, a whale deposited 1.127 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened a 10x leveraged short position on BNB; source: Onchain Lens on X and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker. Onchain Lens also reports the same wallet previously realized 4.57 million dollars in gains across XPL, HYPE, and other trades; source: Onchain Lens and CoinMarketMan HyperTracker. This activity indicates a high-leverage bearish exposure to BNB on a derivatives venue; source: Onchain Lens.

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2026-02-01
10:07
Ethereum ETH whale pension-usdt.eth flips short to 3x long on 30000 ETH: 72.89M USD position and 27.7M USD profits

According to @lookonchain, trader pension-usdt.eth made 6.33M USD shorting ETH over the past two days, pushing total realized profits above 27.7M USD. According to @lookonchain, the trader has now reversed to a 3x long on 30000 ETH with a notional 72.89M USD position.

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2026-01-30
10:32
Ethereum ETH Whale pension-usdt.eth Reopens 3x Short: 30,000 ETH, Entry 2,746 USD, Liquidation 3,713.44 USD

According to @OnchainLens, the whale wallet pension-usdt.eth has reopened a 3x short on ETH totaling 30,000 ETH, valued at roughly 81.8 million USD, with an entry at 2,746 USD and a liquidation price at 3,713.44 USD. According to @OnchainLens, this comes after the same wallet closed a prior 3x ETH short for a profit of 2.7 million USD. According to @OnchainLens, the disclosed entry and liquidation levels provide clear trading reference points for ETH short exposure by a large wallet.

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2026-01-29
14:47
ETHMegaBear 0x20c2 Nets $80.9M Profit Shorting ETH on Hyperliquid: 30,582 ETH Short with Up to 25x Leverage

According to Lookonchain, the address 0x20c2 known as ETHMegaBear has realized over $80.9M in profits by shorting ETH on Hyperliquid, highlighting sustained bearish positioning and aggressive risk exposure (source: Lookonchain). According to Lookonchain, the trader has been shorting ETH since 2024 using maximum leverage on the venue, previously 50x and now 25x (source: Lookonchain). According to Lookonchain, the account currently holds a 30,582 ETH short position with an estimated notional of about $88.9M on Hyperliquid, with position details referenced via the Hyperdash profile (source: Lookonchain; source: Hyperdash). According to Hyperdash, the trader page lists the active 30,582 ETH short and associated historical PnL for the address (source: Hyperdash).

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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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