# Hyperliquid Whales Hold $8.69 Billion as Short Positions Lead

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-09-29T02:19:47.000Z
Updated: 2026-09-29T02:19:47.000Z
Section: Investing

> Short positions represented 53.25% of whale exposure, while a 5x full-margin Ether short showed a $37.7427 million unrealized loss.

Whale accounts on Hyperliquid held $8.693 billion in positions, with short exposure exceeding longs as the platform’s long-to-short ratio stood at 0.88.

Long positions totaled $4.064 billion, representing 46.75% of whale exposure. Short positions amounted to $4.629 billion, or 53.25% of the total.

The long side showed $475 million in profit, while short positions recorded $508 million in losses.

A whale address identified as 0x5b5d..60 held a 5x full-margin Ether (ETH) short position at $2,304.06. The position carried an unrealized loss of $37.7427 million.