{"id":27505,"date":"2026-05-04T20:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/hyperliquid-whales-hold-4-016b-with-longs-barely-edging-shorts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:23:33","slug":"hyperliquid-whales-hold-4-016b-with-longs-barely-edging-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/hyperliquid-whales-hold-4-016b-with-longs-barely-edging-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperliquid whales hold $4.016B with longs barely edging shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p>Latest Coinglass data show Hyperliquid whale accounts holding a combined $4.016 billion in notional positions, with longs only marginally ahead of shorts on size but comfortably in the lead on PnL as one heavily leveraged ETH long dominates the winner\u2019s circle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_ba3fa31bf5ac9099db357215195bfec5\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coinglass data shows whale positions on Hyperliquid total $4.016 billion, with $2.024 billion in longs (50.39%) and $1.992 billion in shorts (49.61%), for a long-short ratio of 1.02.<\/li>\n<li>Aggregate PnL is tilted against bears: long positions sit on about $14.8423 million in profit, while shorts are nursing roughly $41.6691 million in losses.<\/li>\n<li>A single whale address, 0xa5b0..41, is running a 15x leveraged ETH long from $2,265.48 with unrealized profit of around $2.9404 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Latest Coinglass whale-tracking data indicate that large traders on Hyperliquid currently hold a combined $4.016 billion in notional positions, almost perfectly balanced between the two sides of the book.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Whales are near flat but shorts are underwater<\/h2>\n<p>Long exposure stands at $2.024 billion, representing 50.39% of whale holdings, while short exposure totals $1.992 billion, or 49.61%, putting the long\u2011short ratio at 1.02 and signaling only a marginal bullish skew in positioning.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rootdata.com\/news\/627810\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite that near symmetry, performance is asymmetric: long whales are up about $14.8423 million on their positions, whereas short whales show an unrealized loss of roughly $41.6691 million, implying that recent price action has leaned against bears even as positioning remains almost evenly split.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Coinglass\u2019 Hyperliquid whale tracker, which aggregates large-account data across perpetuals, highlights that this is part of a broader pattern where the account\u2011based long\/short ratio hovers near 1.0 while PnL swings are driven by timing and leverage rather than headline notional alone.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-eth-whale-running-15x-leverage\">Key ETH whale running 15x leverage<\/h2>\n<p>Within that aggregate, one address stands out: whale wallet 0xa5b0..41, long tracked by derivative data feeds and prior reports, currently holds a 15x leveraged long position on ETH opened at an entry price of $2,265.48.<\/p>\n<p>At current pricing levels referenced by Coinglass, the position shows an unrealized profit of approximately $2.9404 million, making it one of the largest single-account ETH long PnLs on the platform right now.<\/p>\n<p>Historical snapshots from RootData show the same address repeatedly re\u2011pricing its ETH 15x long as the market has moved \u2014 at times sitting on multi\u2011million\u2011dollar gains when ETH traded near $2,150\u2013$2,000, and at other times shouldering seven\u2011figure drawdowns when price reversed.<\/p>\n<p>A recent crypto.news\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/hyperliquid\">guide<\/a>\u00a0to the Hyperliquid whale tracker stressed that such concentrated, high\u2011leverage whale positions can act as \u201chidden liquidation magnets,\u201d influencing order\u2011book dynamics as funding, price, and margin levels converge.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/hyperliquid\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another crypto.news\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/pro\/futures\/hyperliquid-long-short-ratio\">explanation<\/a>\u00a0noted that a long\u2011short ratio clustered near 1.0 with large absolute notional can signal a market poised for sharp moves once one side is forced to de\u2011risk, especially when short PnL is already deeply negative as current data suggest.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/pro\/futures\/hyperliquid-long-short-ratio\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A separate crypto.news\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/square\/post\/05-01-2026-hyperliquid-318464059666402\">update<\/a>\u00a0tracked earlier Hyperliquid snapshots where total whale exposure was nearer $3.7 billion, with the same 0xa5b0..41 address running the ETH 15x long from $2,265.48 at a smaller unrealized gain \u2014 underscoring how the trade has swelled in value alongside the broader build\u2011up in whale notional.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Coinglass data show Hyperliquid whale accounts holding a combined $4.016 billion in notional positions, with longs only marginally ahead of shorts on size but comfortably in the lead 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