Huo Xing Finance reports, according to Coinglass data, the whale position on the Hyperliquid platform stands at $8.232 billion, with long positions at $3.833 billion, accounting for 46.57%, and short positions at $4.399 billion, accounting for 53.43%. The unrealized P&L for longs is $182 million, and for shorts is -$150 million. Notably, the whale address 0x5b5d..60 took a 5x fully-collateralized short position on ETH at $2,322.64, with an current unrealized P&L of -$10.3679 million.
Hyperliquid whale holdings reach $8.23B, with short positions outweighing longs
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Summary
Whale activity on Hyperliquid reached $8.23 billion as of October 17, 2026, with short positions at $4.4 billion (53.43%) and long positions at $3.83 billion (46.57%). Whale activity shows longs increased by $18.2 million, while shorts decreased by $15 million. A major whale, 0x5b5d..60, holds a 5x ETH short at $2,322.64, with an unrealized loss of $10.37 million.
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