Whale rapidly shifts direction: after closing BTC short positions with a $65,000 loss, turns around with 40x leverage to go long, nearly $18 million.

RumbleValidator · 2026-01-13T03:14:09+00:00

A whale account closed a $65,000 BTC short position yesterday and immediately went long on 196.88 BTC with 40x leverage, investing nearly $17.95 million. Although there is currently an unrealized loss of $50,000, this large-scale shift reflects an optimistic market outlook and is worth watching for BTC's subsequent performance.

RumbleValidator

2026-01-13 03:14:09

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【区块律动】刚刚看到一个有趣的交易信号。某鲸鱼账户昨天平掉了BTC空单，这一单亏了6.5万美元。有意思的是，平仓后立马转向看多，一口气以40倍杠杆做多了196.88枚BTC，投入本金接近1795万美元。

这笔多单的建仓均价在91,447.2美元，入场后已经浮亏5万美元。从亏损空单到激进做多，这波操作节奏还挺紧凑的。这么大的头寸用这么高的杠杆，多少反映出市场上对后续走势的乐观预期，不过风险同样拉满。

这类大户的交易动向通常能反映一些市场情绪变化，特别是在短时间内从空转多，往往意味着有人在赌大行情。接下来的几天可能值得关注BTC的表现能否配得上这份看多的信心。

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SelfMadeRuggee

· 01-13 14:43

Haha, he's risking his life again. This whale really can't sit still. --- 40x leverage? Is this guy trying to get famous or get rich? --- Still adding more after losing? This operation is really risky to the max. --- Shorts lost 65,000 and turned around to go long for 17,950,000. There must be some information gap. --- I'm just worried this wave will be smashed down again, watching the screen collapse in rhythm. --- Whale movements are indeed worth watching, but such aggressive leverage is really a bit crazy. --- Basically, it's betting on a big rise later, or else betting on bankruptcy. --- Turning from short to long so quickly, either he saw something or he's just mentally broken.

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BoredRiceBall

· 01-13 14:10

This whale is really ruthless. Even after losing, they still dare to go 40x. How strong must their mindset be?

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SignatureVerifier

· 01-13 09:17

ngl this whale's literally just bleeding money at this point... flipped from short to 40x long after already taking a 65k loss? that's not conviction, that's desperation. the math doesn't check out—insufficient validation of the reversal signal, technically speaking. could be a liquidation trap waiting to happen.

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ImpermanentPhilosopher

· 01-13 07:30

Oh wow, this whale is really a high-stakes gambler. Still daring to turn around with 40x leverage after losing? I think it's either great cleverness or great foolishness. Losing money and still being so decisive to reverse, you must trust yourself a lot... or maybe you're just desperate haha. Playing with 40x leverage this big, still not sober with a five-wan floating loss, I can't learn this mindset. It's really "losses are the bottom," I'll note down this logic first. Looking at this rhythm, it feels like there's some inside information... but probably it's just a temper tantrum trade.

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AirdropHarvester

· 01-13 03:43

Still daring to go all-in after losing, this whale is really ruthless... Playing with 40x leverage this big, it's either getting rich or losing everything.

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AirdropDreamBreaker

· 01-13 03:42

This whale buddy is really ruthless, still daring to go all-in after losing... 40x leverage, my goodness, you must be very confident in the future trend. Gambler's mentality, but maybe they really can win? The key is whether BTC can give some face. If this position gets liquidated, the aftershocks will probably be felt across the entire network.

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