【🐋 The whales’ biggest move today: wanyekest reduced their BTC long by 8%】

▬ What happened (1 major position change):
· wanyekest reduced their BTC long by 8%, a change of 1.1 million U (current position: 12.1 million U)

▬ Honestly: reducing a position doesn’t mean admitting defeat, but it does mean someone has run the numbers—if things move any further against them, they’ll be forced out.

▬ Whales’ live positions (public on-chain data, ranked by size; 13 traders total):
🟢 Brother Machi (ETH/BTC longs)
ETH long: 35,375 contracts = 95.2 million U|Entry: 2,691|Liquidation: 2,473 (will be liquidated if price drops another 8.7%)|Profit: 830,000 U
🔴 BobbyBigSize
ETH short: 31,445 contracts = 83.16 million U|Entry: 2,645|Liquidation far above at 4,383 (well-margined, not a short-term risk)|Loss: 2.23 million U
🔴 Top ETH bear (100 million notional)
ETH short: 14,833 contracts = 40.16 million U|Entry: 2,707|Liquidation far above at 5,954 (well-margined, not a short-term risk)|Loss: 110,000 U

▬ Long/short balance: Among these 13 whales, long positions total 161 million U and short positions total 478 million U, for an overall net short position of 317 million U
▬ Combined P&L: -9.84 million U (longs are losing)

▬ Cost comparison (ETH): Longs’ average entry is 2,691, shorts’ average entry is 2,575, and the current price is 2,710. Longs have a lower cost basis and are currently better positioned.

▬ How to read this: Whale positions are clues, not signals. They have clear directional bets and large positions, but they also add at highs and capitulate at lows. Pay close attention to liquidation prices—that’s where they’ll be forced out, and often where price wicks are aimed.

▬ What you’ll get by following me: Every day, I break down these traders’ positions, cost bases, and liquidation prices. No trade calls, no price predictions—just where people may be forced to buy or sell.

Data source: Public on-chain positions on Hyperliquid, available for anyone to check. Not investment advice.