HyperLiquid Whale Positions Total $776.6 Million with 52.77% Short Ratio

HyperLiquid whale positions totaled $776.6 million (approximately KRW 10.72 trillion) as of August 18 at 11 a.m. Korean time, according to CoinGlass data. Short positions exceeded longs by 52.77% to 47.23%, with short positions totaling $409.8 million (approximately KRW 5.66 trillion) compared to $366.7 million for longs.

The total unrealized loss on short positions amounted to $47.4 million (approximately KRW 65.46 billion), while long positions recorded a $42 million unrealized profit (approximately KRW 58 billion). A specific Ethereum (ETH) short position held by address 0x5b5d..60 showed an unrealized loss of $16.5571 million (approximately KRW 22.9 billion), entered at a price of $2,297.25 with 5x leverage.

On August 26, HyperLiquid whale positions totaled $662.7 million (approximately KRW 9.15 trillion) with a long-short ratio of 0.92 and short exposure at 52.1%. Short positions have consistently exceeded longs in previous reports.

HyperLiquid whale positions reflect derivative open interest at specific points in time, and the ratio alone cannot determine overall market trends or Ethereum price direction. Position size and unrealized profits/losses fluctuate with price movements and position changes.