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Short positions on Hyperliquid whale accounts exceed longs, totaling $8.54B with a 0.86 long-to-short ratio.

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08 Oct 2026
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Short positions on Hyperliquid whale accounts exceed longs, totaling $8.54B with a 0.86 long-to-short ratio.

Whale investors on Hyperliquid hold $8.54 billion in positions, with short exposure at $4.58 billion (53.64%) and long exposure at $3.96 billion (46.36%). The overall long-to-short ratio is 0.86, indicating more bearish bets than bullish. Long positions have $284 million in unrealized profits, while shorts face $262 million in unrealized losses. Notably, one whale holds a 5x cross-margin short position on Ether with a $17.71 million unrealized loss. This data follows a previous report showing $9.074 billion in open positions and a 0.91 long-to-short ratio, signaling a slight shift toward more short selling among large investors.

The story on Hyperliquid whales holding $8.54 billion with shorts outpacing longs is presented here with Pluang's cryptocurrency market snapshot. For readers following major cryptocurrencies, as of Oct 09, 2026 08:32 WIB, only 8 of 50 major cryptos rose while 41 fell. Among notable movers, XTZ (Tezos) dropped 7.34% to Rp5.185 with 100% buy order activity, contrasting with AXS (Axie Infinity) which fell 6.07% to Rp20.640 but saw 82% sell orders, and SOL (Solana) down 6.18% to Rp1.950.730 with 68% buy orders. Typical hold times vary from 62 to 100 days across these assets.

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