It's interesting to watch this whale on Hyperliquid — the guy is clearly not a saint. Shorting ETH for $40.6 million with 20x leverage, holding 21,000 units, and already in profit by $562 thousand. Sounds cool until you look at the numbers more closely. His position delta is $27.3 million in shorts, but the liquidation buffer is only 9.8% — that's $2 123 per coin. With an ROE of 27.3%, it looks like a profitable trade, but 53% of the margin is used without reserves. One sharp spike — and the account is at zero. However, he has a long position on BTC worth $13.3 million, which acts as some kind of hedge, but it doesn't save the situation. The delta of his portfolio remains wildly asymmetric to market swings. Even more interesting — $1.2 billion turnover with $5 million deposits. This isn't about strategy; it's about adrenaline. The typical scenario: the guy makes money on emotions while the market plays his tune. As soon as macro changes — everything crashes. 📉

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