Whale "Lightning Reversal" Partially Takes Profits on BTC Long Position, Fully Closes ETH Long

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Release Time: 01/13/2026 07:02:19

Summary

On January 13, the whale labeled "Lightning Reversal" (0x50b3...) partially took profits on its BTC long-term crypto strategy position by selling 83.21 BTC, valued at approximately $7.607 million. The average BTC long price increased to $92,062.90, with a floating profit of $1,515. The total BTC long position remains at $1.73879 million. At the same time, the address fully closed its ETH long position, which was previously worth $1.0681 million. This whale is known for its rapid long-short switches, often reversing positions immediately.

BlockBeats News, January 13, according to... HyperInsight Monitoring It is shown that the whale address labeled "Lightning Counterattack" (0x50b3...) executed two operations in opposite directions at the same time point.

This address partially took profits from its BTC long position, reducing its BTC holdings by 83.21 BTC, valued at approximately $7.607 million. After this operation, the average purchase price of its BTC long position slightly increased to $92,062.90, with a current floating profit of about $1,515, and the total value of the position remains at $17.3879 million. Meanwhile, the address completely closed out its ETH long position (cutting losses). Before the closure, the total value of the ETH long position was $10.681 million.

This address is known for rapidly switching between long and short positions, with its typical operation being to immediately establish large positions in the opposite direction after closing a position.

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