Derivatives Data

Gate News message: On April 3, according to monitoring by The Data Nerd, the swing-trading whale pension-usdt.eth yesterday (April 2) increased its ETH short position by $41 million using 3x leverage. It currently holds a total ETH and BTC short position of about $107.5 million.

A whale address known for chasing high to go long and chasing lows to go short recently faced a series of liquidations on April 3. The cumulative liquidation amount reached $23.85 million, with 37 liquidations in total over the week, for an overall scale of $116 million. After the liquidations, the address quickly injected new capital and rebuilt high-leverage positions, showing a cyclical operating pattern of “liquidation—top-up—then liquidation again.” If the market continues to move downward, it will face further liquidation risk.

Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid’s market share rose from 3.5% to nearly 6% within a year, showing that it grew against the trend in a shrinking market and captured real trading activity. The platform not only focuses on crypto assets, but has also expanded to around-the-clock trading in non-crypto commodities such as oil, offering advantages over the structural shortcomings of traditional exchanges and attracting institutional traders who need precise risk management.

Key Insights Shiba Inu’s hourly golden cross signals short-term strength, yet weak trading volume and rising exchange inflows highlight limited conviction among market participants. Exchange inflows surged sharply within hours, suggesting increased profit-taking activity and adding pressure o

President Donald Trump's renewed aggressive posturing toward Iran has pushed bitcoin lower by roughly 2% over the past 24 hours to $67,000. While this price action is consistent with routine volatility, beneath the surface, market structure looks fragile. This is mainly due to flows in the

Key Insights: ADA breakout above key EMAs and Supertrend support signals renewed bullish momentum, supported by rising derivatives activity and increased market participation levels. Institutional demand for privacy, compliance, and execution certainty drives interest in Midnight,

Several crypto assets declined on Friday after Donald Trump’s speech triggered panic across global markets. Defying expectations for restraint, Trump outlined plans for potential military action against Iran over

_Bitcoin grinds in a tight range as whale delta stays deeply negative and open interest fails to expand with price, signaling trouble for bulls eyeing $70K._ Bitcoin is still stuck. Price pushed toward $69K Thursday and got sold immediately. Again. That pattern has played out multiple times

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation value in the cryptocurrency market reached $459 million, of which long positions accounted for 59%. The liquidation amounts for BTC and ETH were $98.02 million and $102 million, respectively. A total of 185,796 people were liquidated, and the largest single liquidation was $17.28 million.

The first breakdown to under $68,000 seemed as just the beginning for bitcoin’s Friday correction, which just worsened with another dip to a fresh 3-week low. Most altcoins have followed suit, which has harmed over-leveraged traders, with more than 120,000 such participants being wrecked in the

Key insights Hyperliquid open interest climbed above one point six billion dollars, signaling stronger derivatives participation and reinforcing current price momentum across markets. Commodity perpetuals and event contracts increased trading activity, pushing daily volumes past two point fo

From 2026-04-02 13:45 to 2026-04-02 14:00 (UTC), within 15 minutes BTC’s return rate reached +0.62%. The price range was 65841.3 to 66288.3 USDT, with a volatility of 0.68%. During this period, market activity rose significantly. On-chain data shows the number of active addresses reached 30,953, and on-chain BTC trading volume surged to 420,690 BTC, drawing widespread attention and increasing market volatility. The main drivers behind this unusual move are concentrated ETF fund inflows and exchange reserves

From 2026-04-02 13:45 to 2026-04-02 14:00 (UTC), the ETH price showed a clear move. The 15-minute candlestick return was +0.92%. It traded in a range of 2018.99 - 2040.78 USDT with an amplitude of 1.08%. During this period, on-chain activity increased significantly: the number of transactions grew by 18% compared with the previous hour. Capital flows accelerated noticeably, and rising market attention contributed to heightened volatility. The main driving force behind this move came from the flow of large on-chain funds and whale activity. In the short term, whale addresses transferred to a certain large wallet or exchange, indicating active accumulation or distribution, which further amplified market fluctuations.

On April 2, gold and silver prices fell to $4,596.98 per ounce and $70.366 per ounce, respectively. The volatility indices BVIX and EVIX rose slightly. The U.S. dollar strengthened slightly against the Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen. Major European stock indexes generally declined, while U.S. crude oil prices rose by 13.45%. The Gate platform supports trading across a variety of financial market products.

The Bitcoin market is about to see an options expiry settlement of $14.16 billion, and $75,000 could become a key “magnet price” level. These options account for 40% of Deribit’s open interest, and the most painful level at option expiry is $75,000, which may also affect market volatility. The market is watching how Bitcoin rebounds and is maintaining hedging demand, indicating that volatility will still remain in the near term.

The CME Group released March cryptocurrency futures contract data, with average daily trading volume reaching 210,000 contracts, up 19% month over month. Micro Bitcoin futures saw an average daily increase of 6%, while Ethereum futures rose 53%. Overall futures contract trading hit a new monthly high, up 33% year over year. Average daily trading volume in Q1 also reached a new quarterly high.

Bitcoin BTC$66,442.95 gave back a large portion of its recent gains on Thursday, now trading at $66,700 having lost 2.4% of its value since midnight UTC. Ether (ETH) performed even worse, tumbling by 4.4% as the broader crypto market struggles to deal with continued risk-off sentiment. The

Well-known trader “Auntie” Brother Maqi closed out about 2,700 Ethereum, cashing out $5.54 million to avoid forced liquidation and leaving nearly 5,000 long positions. This move highlights risk management in leveraged trading, showing that even experienced traders will prioritize position survival first—potentially increasing market volatility as a result.

Gate News update: On April 2, according to Coinglass data, STO liquidated about $20.26 million in the past hour, including about $2.56 million liquidated on long positions and about $17.69 million liquidated on short positions. One user had their short position liquidated when the price touched around $2.55, with a position value of about $7.67 million. Previously, STO saw a brief plunge of over 50%; it is now trading at $1.