Derivatives Data

2026-04-01 13:30 to 13:45 (UTC), BTC fell 0.66% on the short-term move, with the price trading in a range of 67,950.1 to 68,682.1 USDT, oscillating with a range of 1.07%. Short-term market volatility intensified, trading volume increased significantly, and market attention continued to rise. Data from major trading platforms shows that bulls and bears are in fierce competition, with sell pressure dominating the order book. The main driver behind this abnormal move is that exchange BTC funding saw net inflows; the sudden inflow in 10 minutes exceeded 2,176 coins, reflecting that holders are inclined to sell off in the short term, and that some accounts have clear stop-loss executions and passive flat positions.

Gate News message: On April 1, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi’s monitoring, the well-known crypto investor “Ma Ji Big Brother” has cumulatively contributed $1.94 million in trading fees to the Hyperliquid platform, while the losses on that platform have reached approximately $30 million.

From 2026-04-01 12:45 to 2026-04-01 13:00 (UTC), the ETH spot price quickly fell within the 2127.4 to 2146.81 USDT range, with a 15-minute return of -0.62% and a range (amplitude) of 0.91%. During this time window, market attention increased, volatility noticeably accelerated, reflecting a momentary release of short-term trading pressure. The main driving force behind this abnormal move is that the leverage level in the derivatives market continued to rise. Open interest (OI) broke through 30.451 billion USD, and in a high-leverage environment, positions were highly concentrated, making the market susceptible to sharp fluctuations.

A report released on April 1 shows that on March 30 and 31, Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $69.4 million and $114 million, respectively, ending the outflow trend. The main sources of inflows were ARK Invest and Fidelity. In the derivatives market, shorts are dominant; the funding rate remains negative, and there is a dense liquidation zone below the current Bitcoin price of $66.5k.

Crypto markets saw a rally with Bitcoin and Ether rising amidst fluctuating oil prices and comments from President Trump about the Iran war. While altcoins like Algorand surged, the broader market remains in a downtrend, with mixed signals in derivatives positioning.

Gate News message: April 1, according to CoinAnk data, over the past 24 hours the entire market across the web saw $302 million in liquidations, including approximately $140 million liquidated from long positions and approximately $162 million liquidated from short positions. By coin, Bitcoin liquidations were approximately $111 million, and Ethereum liquidations were approximately $69.26 million.

TIA sees increased sell pressure following a token unlock and weakening market sentiment. Spot and derivatives data show strong downside momentum and significant long liquidations. Price broke key support at $0.2967, targeting potential decline toward $0.233. Celestia — TIA, has

Gate News message. On April 1, according to monitoring by Onchain Lens, a newly created wallet address "0x9d3" deposited 19.6 million USDC into HyperLiquid to go long CL (WTI crude oil futures, valued at $25.67 million) and BRENTOIL (Brent crude oil futures, valued at $15.6 million). It is currently down more than $2.3 million.

From 06:30 to 06:45 (UTC) on April 1, 2026, BTC in the short-term period gained a +0.50% return. The price fluctuated within the range of 68,808.1 to 69,224.2 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.60%. During this abnormal movement, market trading volume significantly increased, overall activity rose, and both on-chain and exchange liquidity were greatly enhanced. Although the volatility was limited, market attention was notably heightened. The main driving force behind this abnormal movement was: a large amount of whale funds began transferring to exchanges. The proportion of whale wallets transferring funds to exchanges sharply increased from 0.34 in January to 0.79 on March 28,

Gate News message, a whale experienced a full liquidation of its $BRENTOIL long position within one minute following a sudden price drop. The whale had been adding to its long position over the past hour before the liquidation event occurred, resulting in a loss of $918,241. The trader's total losse

Gate News reports that, on April 1, according to Lookonchain monitoring, the whale address "0x049b" opened 20x leveraged BTC and ETH long positions 2 hours ago. The address currently holds 587 BTC and 19,007 ETH, with a total position value exceeding $80 million.

When a single address used 20x leverage to establish a WTI and Brent long position totaling $43.7 million in reverse in response to a pullback in oil prices triggered by the ceasefire news, it indicated a view that a ceasefire agreement would be difficult to achieve. As activity in the Hyperliquid platform derivatives market increased, Ripple Prime integrated it, attracting institutional investors and driving growth in HYPE demand.

Gate News message, April 1, Hyperbot data shows that Ma Ji Da Ge Huang Licheng’s Bitcoin long positions have all been fully closed off 1 hour ago, and his HYPE long positions have also all been fully closed off this morning. At present, Huang Licheng holds Ethereum long positions with 25x leverage, with a position size of 6,800 ETH, a position value of $14.337 million, an unrealized profit of $306,000, and a liquidation price of $2,039.

2026-04-01 03:00 to 2026-04-01 03:15 (UTC), BTC fluctuated in the 67,663.9 to 68,103.8 USDT range. The candlestick return rate recorded +0.49%, with an amplitude of 0.65%. During this period, market attention warmed up, with on-chain activity and trading volume increasing in tandem. Heightened short-term capital inflows and outflows triggered mild price fluctuations, and traders’ sentiment turned more cautious. The main driving force behind this unusual move was dominated by institutional fund flows, including whales and institutions making large transfers to exchanges and withdrawals within 10 minutes; meanwhile, whales also transferred large amounts to the exchange and moved funds out to other addresses, indicating active capital repositioning during this period.

Gate News reports that on April 1, according to Lookonchain monitoring, the giant whale pension-usdt.eth once again acted today, opening a short position of 500 BTC with 3x leverage, with a notional value of approximately $33.9 million. Since February 18, this giant whale has won 20 consecutive trades, accumulating profits of $30.46 million.

Gate News message. On April 1, Lookonchain monitoring shows that the whale address pension-usdt.eth today opened a 500 BTC short position with 3x leverage, with a notional value of about $33.9 million. The whale has maintained a streak of 20 consecutive winning trades since February 18, with total profits of $30.46 million.

Gate News message, two newly created wallets deposited 6.8 million USDC into Hyperliquid and opened 20x leveraged short positions on 17,032 ETH, totaling $35.65 million. The liquidation prices for these positions are $2,466.13 and $2,319.12.

Gate News message, a newly created wallet has deposited $1.9 million USDC into HyperLiquid and opened an ETH short position with 20x leverage. The position involves 7,144.78 ETH valued at $15 million, with an entry price of $2,098.47 and a liquidation price of $2,319.12.

Bitcoin Cash experienced a sudden drop of over 5% in a short period, following a significant sale of 60,000 BCH by an unknown entity. This led to $2.5 million in leveraged positions being liquidated, primarily on Binance.

Although in a more modest manner, XRP whales have returned to the scene, amassing more tokens over the past week, which is categorized as the first bullish sign for the underlying asset. Another could come in the form of the technical tool used to determine whether that asset’s move in either