WhaleOct 16, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC#ETH

Hyperliquid whale buys $7.26M ETH, closing a short

Wallet 0x5b5f…c052 just filled a $7.26M ETH buy at 2,420.5.

Wallet 0x5b5f798b94f54d33ba316c8b1c837e930c90c052 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $7.26M on Hyperliquid's ETH-PERP, at an average price of $2,420.5.

After this trade the wallet no longer holds a ETH position, so it was a take-profit or a cut.

Context: ETH is down 1.18% in 24 hours, funding -0.0012%/h, open interest $2.61B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0x5b5f798b94f54d33ba316c8b1c837e930c90c052

ETH price and whales

Hyperliquid whale sells $2.46M BTC, now short $2.46M at 40x leverage10/16, 18:47
Hyperliquid whale buys $2.49M ETH, now short $2.70M at 15x leverage10/16, 18:46
Hyperliquid whale sells $2.03M BTC, now short $2.04M at 40x leverage10/16, 18:36
Hyperliquid whale buys $8.33M BTC, now long $8.33M at 40x leverage10/16, 18:26
Hyperliquid whale buys $8.14M BTC, now short $8.14M at 40x leverage10/16, 18:23
Whale closes $4.06M BTC long, last unrealized PnL +$1.6K10/16, 18:20

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Hyperliquid whale buys $7.26M ETH, closing a short

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