{"id":598320,"date":"2026-05-14T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=598320"},"modified":"2026-05-14T05:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:24:57","slug":"a-hype-whale-just-placed-a-72-mln-bearish-bet-what-does-it-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/a-hype-whale-just-placed-a-72-mln-bearish-bet-what-does-it-know\/","title":{"rendered":"A HYPE whale just placed a $72 mln bearish bet \u2014 What does it know?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A whale shorts bet amid ongoing market uncertainty has raised questions about whether something significant is coming for the broader financial market. <\/span><\/p>\n

Data from the derivatives platform CoinGlass reveals that a whale wallet address (0x8def9f5) has opened short positions worth $72.32 million across multiple markets, including crypto and tech stocks such as Bitcoin, Hyperliquid, TSLA, and NVDA, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The report shows that this whale is heavily positioned in crypto, with $47.78 million in Hyperliquid, $12.37 million in Bitcoin, and $73.41K in Toncoin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Whale<\/a>
Source: CoinGlass<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whale\u2019s strong conviction in HYPE short bet<\/b><\/h2>\n

In addition to these crypto bets, especially in Hyperliquid, another whale appears to have followed the same trend, as disclosed by crypto transaction tracker Onchain Lens. <\/span><\/p>\n

A post on X revealed that a whale shorted a significant 338,084 HYPE tokens worth $13.40 million at an average price level of $39.65.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"massive<\/a>
Source: X\/Onchain Lens<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looking at these massive short bets around HYPE<\/a>, the question now is, what\u2019s next for the asset?<\/span><\/p>\n

According to TradingView, HYPE\u2019s daily chart shows that the asset has lost support from both an ascending trendline and the horizontal $40 level, which it had been holding since the 10th of April. <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, HYPE’s price has not only broken below these key support levels but has also closed a daily candle under $40.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"HYPE<\/a>
Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Based on the current price action, if the momentum continues and HYPE remains below the $40 level, there is strong potential for the asset to extend its downward move and decline another 8.50% toward its next support at $35. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, this bearish outlook could be invalidated if the price reclaims and holds above the $40 level.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whale short bets generate $43.61 million profit<\/b><\/h2>\n

Apart from these crypto positions, the whale\u2019s $72.32 million short positions also include a $7.11 million bet in SanDik (SNDK), NVDA worth $525.79k, TSLA worth $462.12k, Cerebras Systems (CBRS) worth $582.74k, and XYZ100 worth $755.80k. <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, the whale has shorted the market and currently holds a massive long position in PAX Gold worth $1.76 million. <\/span>So far, the whale has generated an unrealized profit of over $43.61 million across all these bets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Whale<\/a>
Source: CoinGlass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The potential reason behind these significant $72.32 million short bets appears to be the broader market sentiment, which remains quite bearish due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising to 3.80%, and a sharp decline in global oil reserves. <\/span><\/p>\n

These massive bets now seem to further strengthen the bearish outlook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Final Summary<\/b><\/h2>\n
    \n
  • A crypto whale opened short positions worth $72.32 million across crypto and tech stocks and has so far generated an unrealized profit of over $43.61 million.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n
  • The whale\u2019s largest bet is against Hyperliquid, with a massive $47.78 million short position in HYPE.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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