Just noticed something wild on Hyperliquid - Abraxas Capital sitting on a massive $156 million short position in crude oil. That's a serious bet against both Brent and WTI right now.



What caught my eye was the funding cost breakdown. To maintain this Abraxas position, they're burning through roughly $120k per hour just in holding costs. Scale that up and you're looking at over a billion dollars annually just to keep this trade alive.

That's the kind of capital commitment that only makes sense if they're really confident in their thesis. Either crude's heading lower or they're playing a longer-term structural shift. Either way, it's the type of position that moves markets if it gets squeezed. Interesting to watch how this plays out.
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