3 million times 10x! Whale rolls over positions and shorts in 5 days, now controlling 250 million BTC short positions

TokenSherpa · 2026-01-20T07:14:13+00:00

An on-chain trading expert flexibly adjusted their short-selling strategy during a declining market, turning a $3 million principal into $10 million, and currently holding $250 million in short positions, with significant unrealized gains especially in BTC and ETH. This strategy is worth paying attention to, but leverage risks should also be approached with caution.

TokenSherpa

2026-01-20 07:14:13

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【Blockchain Rhythm】A top on-chain trading expert has recently gained popularity. Starting five days ago, he repeatedly adjusted his short-selling strategy during this downward trend, turning $3 million into $10 million.

Initially, he was just testing the waters with small positions, but when the market continued to decline, he seized the trend and increased his bets. Every time his unrealized gains reached a certain level, he used the profits to add to his positions, becoming more aggressive. Yesterday morning, after another profitable short, he directly added more BTC shorts using his unrealized gains.

Now, the total value of his short positions has reached $250 million — a truly staggering figure. Specifically:

BTC Shorts: Shorted 1,640 BTC, worth $150 million. Entry average price at $92,120, liquidation price set at $94,401. Currently, unrealized profit is $2.04 million, still growing.

ETH Shorts: Shorted 31,093 ETH, worth $100 million. Entry average price at $3,270, liquidation price at $3,296. The unrealized profit here is even more impressive, at $4.77 million.

As BTC and ETH continue to decline, these two short positions are still automatically generating profits. This approach of starting with small trial positions and scaling up to large holdings is worth market participants’ observation — of course, leverage is always a double-edged sword, with liquidation prices just a breath away.

BTC-3,61%

ETH-6,81%

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ApeEscapeArtist

· 10h ago

Wow, 3 million in 5 days to 10 million? This guy is really brave, he's basically gambling with his life.

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rekt_but_resilient

· 10h ago

This guy's really bold. He managed to turn 3 million into 10 million in just 5 days, and he hasn't even closed his position... Is he a genius or a lunatic?

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MissedAirdropBro