On Hyperliquid, BTC and ETH Shorts Run About 1.5x Longs

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Hyperliquid positioning data shows large accounts are net short: BTC shorts (~$830m) exceed longs (~$518m) and ETH shorts (~$1.05b) exceed longs (~$687m), with long/short ratios near 0.6–0.65. The skew implies heightened downside hedging or speculative bearishness among whales, potentially increasing liquidation risk and near-term volatility if price moves against the crowded short.

Impact level

● Medium

Affected assets

BTC/USDT+2.18%

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▼ Bearish

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Odaily Planet Daily reports that as of 08:19 on October 5, data from roughly 200 active addresses each holding positions worth more than $3 million show a pronounced short bias on Hyperliquid. BTC long exposure totals about $518 million versus roughly $830 million in shorts, putting the long-to-short ratio at 0.62. ETH longs stand near $687 million, compared with around $1.05 billion in shorts, for a long-to-short ratio of 0.65.

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