Whale "full position short" unrealized loss of $56,000, BTC has already taken profit from ETH/SOL high leverage positions

YieldWhisperer · 2026-01-20T05:38:10+00:00

A trader closed a short position of 52.4 BTC and made a profit of $12,000, but then shifted to high-leverage ETH, SOL, and HYPE, resulting in an unrealized loss of $56,000. Their trading style is frequent and irregular, mainly favoring bets on extreme volatility, which carries higher risk.

YieldWhisperer

2026-01-20 05:38:10

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【Blockchain Rhythm】On January 20th at 13:13, a whale address just closed a short position of 52.4 BTC, earning the account $12,000. However, this guy’s risk appetite is truly outrageous—immediately switching to other assets after taking profits. He’s still using high leverage to short ETH, SOL, and HYPE, with a total unrealized loss of $56,000.

Looking at the historical orders of this address, it’s clear that it doesn’t follow conventional patterns. It plays both long and short positions, and the frequency is remarkably high, with a recent bias towards shorting. This trading style looks like betting on extreme market volatility; once a misjudgment occurs, the losses can be quite intense.

BTC-3,22%

ETH-6,48%

SOL-5,1%

HYPE-10,53%

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GasFeeCrier

· 11h ago

Take profit and stop, but this guy went all in with high leverage. A $56,000 loss is just tuition fees.

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alpha_leaker

· 11h ago

Haha, this guy really messed up. Made 12,000 and then turned around and lost 56,000. That move is just perfect. --- Not long after taking profits, he went all-in with high leverage. With this mindset, he's bound to get liquidated sooner or later. --- Tsk tsk, such a high frequency of long and short positions, it's a textbook gambler's mentality. --- This whale is playing with fire. ETH, SOL, HYPE all emptied, and a rebound straight to game over. --- I just want to ask, does this account really have money or is it just pure luck? --- Watching this is suffocating. Still shorting with a floating loss of 56,000. Bro, are you really not afraid? --- Typical overtrading. If this continues, the principal will eventually be lost. --- Whenever the market reverses, he has to kneel. Playing with high leverage like this is really asking for death. --- Why must it be all-in? Would a little risk management kill you? --- This is called gambling on the market, not trading. You'll be educated by the market sooner or later.

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OnchainDetectiveBing

· 11h ago

This guy took profit and still wants to double up, greed kills people. Made 12,000 and immediately threw it back in, really a bit reckless. The floating loss of 56,000 hurts a lot. This is a classic move of making profit and then losing it all back. Are you the chosen one for shorting? Opening positions so frequently is just challenging the limits of probability. With such frequent trades, aren't you just using the market as a casino? If you ask me, once you take profit, you should withdraw. But you insist on chasing this one. I bet he'll need to add margin very soon. High leverage really is deadly. This trading frequency looks unstable; sooner or later, you'll pay the tuition fee. High leverage, multiple short positions—this is suicidal trading. The account holder has a big mindset, but it's way too exaggerated.

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