Whale suddenly rebalances: reduces BTC long positions, triples leverage to short ETH

2026-01-21 12:40:11

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【Crypto World】On-chain monitoring has detected that a whale named “pension-usdt.eth” made significant position adjustments within the past hour. This whale reduced its long position in Bitcoin and began establishing a 3x short position in Ethereum.

As of now, the position configuration of this address is still being updated. Currently, it holds a 5x leveraged long position of 751.87 BTC and a 3x short position of 10,065 ETH. This shift from bullish Bitcoin to bearish Ethereum reflects the whale’s recent market outlook.

For on-chain monitoring enthusiasts, such large address position changes often provide valuable reference information. Especially when leverage configurations are noticeably adjusted, it often signals a shift in market participant sentiment.

BTC0,94%

ETH0,78%

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BearMarketMonk

· 20h ago

Whales are starting to stir again... reducing BTC and shorting ETH, basically betting on this dip. It's really interesting; the actions of these big players often repeat history, and when the cycle comes, no one can hide from it.

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ChainSherlockGirl

· 22h ago

Wait a minute, is this guy reducing his BTC long positions? Based on my analysis, this whale holding pension-usdt probably saw some on-chain data we haven't discovered yet... Using 3x leverage to short ETH, this move is quite aggressive, there's a bit of a plot twist vibe to it.

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PhantomMiner

· 22h ago

When whales reduce their positions, do we have to follow? I've seen this trick many times; copying their trades always ends up at the top.

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notSatoshi1971

· 23h ago

Whales are causing trouble again, this time reducing BTC and shorting ETH... Is this real? Is this guy trying to dump the market or testing the waters?

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AirdropATM

· 23h ago

The whales are at it again; it looks like a big move is coming.

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GasWaster

· 23h ago

yo this whale probably paid insane gas fees to make these moves lmao... bet it wasn't even on an optimal window, just yeeting money at network congestion like it's nothing. pension-usdt.eth really said "lemme ape into leverage" without checking the gwei tracker first 💀

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