Whale suddenly rebalances: reduces BTC long positions, triples leverage to short ETH

2026-01-21 12:40:11

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【Crypto World】On-chain monitoring has detected that a whale named “pension-usdt.eth” made significant position adjustments within the past hour. This whale reduced its long position in Bitcoin and began establishing a 3x short position in Ethereum.

As of now, the position configuration of this address is still being updated. Currently, it holds a 5x leveraged long position of 751.87 BTC and a 3x short position of 10,065 ETH. This shift from bullish Bitcoin to bearish Ethereum reflects the whale’s recent market outlook.

For on-chain monitoring enthusiasts, such large address position changes often provide valuable reference information. Especially when leverage configurations are noticeably adjusted, it often signals a shift in market participant sentiment.

BTC0,14%

ETH-2,21%

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BearMarketMonk

· 01-21 15:39

Whales are starting to stir again... reducing BTC and shorting ETH, basically betting on this dip. It's really interesting; the actions of these big players often repeat history, and when the cycle comes, no one can hide from it.

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ChainSherlockGirl

· 01-21 13:09

Wait a minute, is this guy reducing his BTC long positions? Based on my analysis, this whale holding pension-usdt probably saw some on-chain data we haven't discovered yet... Using 3x leverage to short ETH, this move is quite aggressive, there's a bit of a plot twist vibe to it.

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PhantomMiner

· 01-21 13:08

When whales reduce their positions, do we have to follow? I've seen this trick many times; copying their trades always ends up at the top.

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notSatoshi1971

· 01-21 12:49

Whales are causing trouble again, this time reducing BTC and shorting ETH... Is this real? Is this guy trying to dump the market or testing the waters?

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AirdropATM

· 01-21 12:45

The whales are at it again; it looks like a big move is coming.

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GasWaster

· 01-21 12:40

yo this whale probably paid insane gas fees to make these moves lmao... bet it wasn't even on an optimal window, just yeeting money at network congestion like it's nothing. pension-usdt.eth really said "lemme ape into leverage" without checking the gwei tracker first 💀

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