Whale short sellers profit $7 million, continue to increase BTC holdings and open new XMR positions

YieldWhisperer · 2026-01-20T10:20:10+00:00

A super whale initiated a short-selling strategy with $3 million, leveraging to profit approximately $7 million from ETH and BTC shorts. The trader recently opened an XMR short, indicating confidence in a market decline, and continues to increase BTC short positions, reflecting large traders' concern about market volatility and their response strategies.

YieldWhisperer

2026-01-20 10:20:10

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【ChainNews】On-chain data shows that a super whale used $3 million to initiate a short-selling strategy, earning approximately $7 million in recent market corrections. This trader employed 25x leverage on ETH shorts and 40x aggressive leverage on BTC shorts, combining the two positions for substantial gains.

More interestingly, it seems this whale has no intention of stopping. According to monitoring data, the trader recently opened a short position on XMR (Monero) with a 5x leverage. Meanwhile, the BTC short position continues to increase, indicating that this major player is quite confident in the recent downward trend of the market. This series of actions reflects that large traders are closely watching market rhythm, using diversified positions and leverage configurations to cope with volatility.

BTC-1,48%

ETH-2,6%

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BloodInStreets

· 20h ago

40x leverage? This guy's guts are really bold; he can go all-in even when losing. But to be fair, this move indeed made a hefty profit. Continuing to add to BTC shorts is quite interesting, and he's also opening a new XMR position. Looks like he's really going to wipe out the market completely.

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CafeMinor

· 01-20 10:50

Playing with 40x leverage and going so big, if it reverses, you'll be liquidated immediately... This whale has quite a gambling spirit.

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SocialFiQueen

· 01-20 10:49

This whale is so bullish, turning 3 million into 7 million. Why am I still working the bottom... 40x leverage, really daring to play

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PaperHandsCriminal

· 01-20 10:45

Damn, this whale made 7 million while I'm still at a loss, it's really incredible... Playing with 40x leverage so aggressively? If I dared to operate like that, I would have been liquidated three times already, haha.

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ZenMiner

· 01-20 10:42

This whale is really bold, going all in with 40x leverage. Just watching makes me break out in a sweat... --- 7 million USD, just like that. I need to reflect on my trading strategy. --- Daring to move on XMR too? This guy is really determined to continue crashing. I can only say, big players are really big players. --- Fortunately, I didn't add leverage, or I would have been liquidated long ago... --- 25x and 40x? This isn't trading, it's gambling. Although I made seven figures, I must have a very strong mindset. --- Continuing to add to the BTC short position, trying to fight the market. Can you tell me where his stop loss is...

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