Whale Strategy: Hedging Long BTC and Short ETH
On January 20, market analytics platform Hyperinsight revealed a major whale executing a sophisticated hedging strategy.
The whale has initiated a short position of 6,355 ETH with 25x leverage at an average price of $3,170.86, equivalent to roughly $20.27 million. At the same time, it has taken a long position in 99.8 BTC with 20x leverage, valued at approximately $9.23 million.
- Short ETH position: 6,355 ETH, worth $20.27 million
- Long BTC position: 99.8 BTC, worth $9.23 million
- Current floating loss: $135,000
This move has been interpreted as a “lightning reversal” hedging strategy, highlighting a nuanced approach to market volatility in the crypto space.