A Hyperliquid wallet identified as Wintermute held $81.36 million in open positions on October 20, with 85.5% of that exposure in short trades betting on falling prices. The wallet's largest short was $22.61 million in Ether (ETH) using 15x leverage, alongside significant shorts in Solana (SOL), XRP, and the S&P 500 index. The account showed $936,400 in unrealized profit on open trades and earned $9.66 million in profit over the past 30 days, contributing to a cumulative trading profit of $17.746 million. This highlights a major player actively shorting both crypto assets and U.S. stocks with leveraged positions.
The Wintermute wallet's significant short positions in Solana and XRP contrast with their current trading on Pluang, where Solana is priced at Rp1,881,463, down 0.22% for the day, and XRP trades at Rp23,335, down 0.65% as of Oct 20, 2026, 18:03 WIB. Despite the wallet's bearish stance, Pluang order activity shows a majority buying interest in XRP at 60%, while Solana sees a slight majority selling at 53%. This highlights differing market dynamics between a major leveraged trader and retail investors on Pluang.
XRP traded close to $1.2941, slightly down 1.45% over 24 hours, while Cardano (ADA) saw the steepest 24-hour drop at 2.01%, falling to $0.2155. Solana (SOL) remained above $100, trading at $104 but down 1.34%. These prices reflect daily market moveme...
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