Abraxas Capital Closes Major Short Positions on Hyperliquid, Reducing Holdings from $760M to $270M
Two addresses linked to Abraxas Capital (0x5b5, 0xb83) closed over 54 million XPL short positions within a 16-hour window on November 18, realizing profits exceeding $12 million with peak unrealized gains surpassing $14 million (1000%), HyperInsight data show. The entity's total position size on Hyperliquid decreased from $760 million on November 3 to $270 million as all 22 short positions were gradually closed this month, with over $30 million withdrawn to different trading platforms. Key short position changes since early November include ETH from $267 million to $138 million, BTC from $280 million to $21.69 million, and HYPE from $97.4 million to $89.3 million.