Shorts Under Pressure — Oil Keeps Squeezing 🛢️ this is starting to look painful.


a whale (0x60a…685f6) holding large crude oil shorts on Hyperliquid just added $1.2M in USD Coin as extra margin a few hours ago—clearly trying to push liquidation levels higher and avoid getting wiped out.
👇right now, the position looks like this👇:
103,000 CL (WTI crude) short
21,000 BRENTOIL short
total exposure: ~$13.58M
unrealized loss: ~$1.8M
liquidation levels: ~$138.48 (CL) / ~$144.64 (Brent)
funding fees paid: ~$240K
so not only is the position deep in the red, but it’s also bleeding capital through funding, which makes holding the trade even more expensive over time.
adding margin here isn’t bullish or bearish—it’s defensive. it means:
the trader is not ready to close but also can’t afford to get liquidated at current levels . If oil keeps pushing up, this could turn into a classic short squeeze scenario, where forced exits accelerate the move even further.
Add: 0x60a8c761f39696b3b419f31DCDA20B405cb685F6
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