🔥 NEAR whales are still holding on, is it the right time to try long positions with light holdings? 🔥

Driven by $TON ’s sharp surge, the Layer 1 sector sentiment has warmed up, and $NEAR has seen multiple whale addresses preemptively positioning for long positions. Although the overall market response is sluggish, on-chain data shows — the bullish main force has not retreated.

📊 combined with the latest liquidation & position data (attached diagram):

· 24-hour liquidation of $1.39M, with short positions liquidated at $1.17M, dominating — shorts are clearly being cleaned out
· Long positions worth $12.33 million vs short positions worth $6.5 million, long-to-short ratio close to 2:1
· Long position profit and loss +$251.3k, short position profit and loss -$204.4k — current prices still favor the bulls
· In terms of funding fees, shorts paid $70.4k, longs have lower holding costs, no signs of crowding or squeezing

🧠 brief logical analysis:

1. TON’s rise has opened up the market’s imagination for “re-evaluating the value of established Layer 1s”
2. NEAR recently showed bottom-volume increase on the technical side, whales are adding to longs against the trend, indicating main players are optimistic about subsequent price recovery
3. Although sentiment is weak, liquidation data has already cleaned out most of the floating capital, easing selling pressure

⚠️ Strategy suggestion:
Light positions, set stop-losses.

· Keep position control within 5%

It’s not FOMO, it’s data-driven follow-up.
Whales haven’t left, so we try small positions to test the waters.

$NEAR