Whales Rebalance BTC and Altcoin Positions on January 12

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Release Time: 01/12/2026 12:46:47

Summary

On-chain trading signals indicated a shift in whale activity on January 12, with BTC long positions being reduced between 10 AM and 8 PM. One whale closed 140 BTC longs, securing a $207,000 profit. On the short side, whales increased exposure to BNB, HYPE, DOGE, XPL, and PUMP. A single account recorded $7.43 million in floating gains. Key support and resistance levels seemed to influence these movements.

BlockBeats News, January 12, according to... Hyperinsight Monitoring: The following are the latest hot whale movements with new portfolio adjustments between 10:00 and 20:00 today:

Bullish camp:

The "Lightning Counterattack" giant whale continues to reduce BTC long positions, but still holds a 16.96 BTC long position with 20x leverage.

In the "Strategy Opponent Board," long positions were profit-protected and closed after drawdowns, temporarily reducing the position size by approximately $80 million.

Whale Liquidates 140 BTC Long Positions with "Two Wins," Earning $207,000 in Profits.

Short-side camp:

The "20 Million Band Hunter" has increased short positions in a basket of altcoins including BNB, HYPE, DOGE, XPL, and PUMP, currently holding a floating profit of $7.43 million in the account.

A "whale" who had repeatedly failed in 30 long positions has now reversed to short BTC, quickly rolling positions, with a position size exceeding $9.15 million.

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