40x Short on 250 BTC: An Aggressive Trader's Overnight Bet

2026-01-20 08:22:09

【Blockchain Rhythm】Interesting thing, this afternoon a trader put on a big show with BTC. This guy used 40x leverage to short 250 BTC, with an entry price locked at $90,931.4, currently incurring a small loss.

From this address’s trading habits, this person is very aggressive. Especially fond of short strategies, often holding overnight positions, usually for 2 to 5 days swings. This style either makes a fortune or blows up after a wave of correction, belonging to the kind of trader who dares to gamble. The current BTC market trend is the biggest test for these aggressive short-term traders.

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HalfPositionRunner

· 11h ago

40x short position? This guy is really daring, with a move of 250 BTC... Just taking a small loss to make a quick profit, haha --- Holding overnight positions for swings, I know this routine too well. It feels great when you're making money, but when a liquidation happens, there's no way to prevent it --- Honestly, if it weren’t for the 2 to 5 days of buffer, this kind of aggressive strategy would have been thoroughly educated out of the market long ago --- Entered a short position at 90931, what’s the current market situation? Feels like BTC is about to move --- Just want to know how this guy is feeling right now. The account floating in loss is the biggest test --- Shorting 250 Bitcoin... That’s a serious bearish outlook on the market, the stakes are huge --- In my opinion, it’s better to leave some room for escape. Going all-in on this is too intense

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TopBuyerBottomSeller

· 11h ago

Playing with 40x leverage and going so big, it's really a gamble for life. How confident is this guy? Wait, 250 BTC, how much would I have to lose to get liquidated... I can't do the math anymore. Overnight traders holding positions for swings, BTC's crazy surge this time is really testing mental resilience. Either making a fortune or losing everything. This is the daily life of aggressive traders, either becoming a legend or a saint. It feels like with this market trend, short-term traders should be prepared for liquidation.

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ValidatorViking

· 11h ago

40x leverage on 250 btc? nah that's not trading anymore, that's just gambling with extra steps. dude's basically running a slashing risk on his own portfolio lol. respect the conviction tho, can't deny the audacity... but this is exactly why you need battle-tested risk management, not just yolo conviction. uptime on this position bout to tell the whole story.

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ForkMaster

· 11h ago

40x short position? This guy really dares to play, either making a fortune or getting liquidated, no middle ground. --- I've seen too many tricks with overnight positions, even more exciting than arbitrage... When I was raising kids early on, I almost went hungry because of such betting agreements. --- Shorting 250 BTC, that’s really bearish. But in this market, it’s all about luck. --- Small loss? This is just the beginning, wait for the pullback to teach you a lesson haha. --- Such aggressive traders either end up in nursing homes or on the pension list, there’s no third way. --- They treat contracts like a casino. As a white-hat hacker, I don’t understand this operation, it’s too wild. --- Give me three or five such orders, enough for my kid’s tuition for several years... but the risk is truly outrageous. --- In this BTC market, not many dare to short 40x, either they have a sharp mind or their brains are water.

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SpeakWithHatOn

· 11h ago

40x short position, still want to survive? This guy's really bold, I have to give him a thumbs up --- Another fierce trader about to be liquidated, gambler mentality is harmful --- 250 BTC? If this blows up, we'll have a new joke --- Playing such aggressive overnight positions, I’m sweating for him... --- Daring to fight is daring, even if it blows up, he's still pretty brave --- What kind of mental toughness does this trader have? I would have been unable to sleep with 40x leverage --- Small loss? Just wait, a gap down will directly hit the bottom --- This is the charm of leverage, earning five dollars or losing everything

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