Bearish for Ethereum
Whale Leveraged Shorts Ethereum
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Little coverage in Ethereum in the 7 days to 21 October.
Judged on the 7-day share of Ethereum coverage to 21 October
Updated 21 October 2026
The bearish argument: The large short position taken by a whale reflects a bearish sentiment despite recent price recovery.
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CoinGape · Published 8 Sep 2026
Solana Price Prediction as Whales Open $9M Long Bets Ahead of September 9 Network Upgrade
In coverage record: 9 Sep 2026
“Data from CoinGlass shows that Solana's funding rate has turned negative. This change suggests that there are more short traders than long traders. It also suggests that the five long whale positions on Hyperliquid are taking a contrarian position to most futures traders”
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U.Today · Published 30 Jun 2026
Bought ETH in Past 5 Years? You Are Now Net Negative
In coverage record: 1 Jul 2026
“A gambler whale '0xa6e' has opened a new 22,000 $ETH short position with 25x leverage, valued at $35M.”
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U.Today · Published 23 Jun 2026
Solana Under Pressure? Whale Places $38 Million Short Against SOL
In coverage record: 24 Jun 2026
“A whale is extremely bearish on SOL. One hour ago, whale 0x9137 opened a 20x short on 554,680 SOL ($38.15M).”
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Markets Insider · Published 25 May 2026
Ethereum Whale Risks $1 Million Loss on Large Short Position as Vitalik Buterin Vows to “Sell Less ETH”
In coverage record: 26 May 2026
“A major cryptocurrency trader, known as a whale, is facing big losses after making a huge bet against Ethereum (ETH-USD). The trader opened a short position worth over $100 million right before the token’s price started to climb back up.”
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