BTC Bear's 'Ultimate Short' Position Closes; Shifts to Nasdaq 100 Long with $13.6M Stake

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On March 20, BTC bear 'Ultimate Short' (0x5d2) closed a $136 million short position and opened a $13.6 million long position in the Nasdaq 100 (XYZ100), signaling a shift in trading strategy. The whale’s current position reflects a Nasdaq 100 long at an average price of $24,534, with a liquidation level at $22,063. The trade is currently facing a $96,000 floating loss (-6.5%) due to today’s market decline. This is the whale’s first major long position since exiting BTC.

ChainThink report, March 20: According to Hyperinsight monitoring, the long-term bearish whale "Ultimate Bear" (0x5d2), which had maintained a short position for over a year, has been continuously increasing its long position in XYZ100 (Nasdaq 100) overnight and early this morning. The current position size has reached $13.6 million at an average price of $24,534, with a liquidation price of $22,063. Due to today’s decline in the three major indices, this position has incurred a minor unrealized loss of $96,000 (-6.5%).


This address previously held up to $136 million in BTC short positions at an average price of $111,500, gradually closing profits since November last year, and has now fully closed all positions, achieving a total profit of $61.4 million over the entire cycle.


This Nasdaq long position marks the first time since this whale closed their BTC position that they have established a seven-figure long position, shifting from shorting crypto to going long on U.S. tech stock indices.

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