Whale loses $469,000 on Hyperliquid ETH short, re-enters with $16M bet
- —8,162.8 ETH of shorts were force-closed across four partial liquidations on Oct. 18–19
- —Forced closures executed at about $2,409–2,445 versus entries near $2,366
- —The wallet added 1,126.2 ETH of new shorts on Oct. 19 between 13:56 and 14:04 UTC
- —The 6,789.3 ETH position uses cross margin at 25x leverage
Why it matters: Public whale liquidation levels on Hyperliquid act as trading signals and can amplify ETH volatility.
Source: CryptoSlate