Top Trader on Hyperliquid Shorts $359K in Bitcoin

The best trader on Hyperliquid has made a big short position on the Bitcoin (BTC). As it was mentioned in a post by Whale Watch Perps on X, the trader sold short 12.89K worth of BTC at 106,521. This was on top of a pre-existing short position of 359.58K and the average price of entry was 108,087.30. The report became published at 07: 08 UTC on October 17, 2025. According to the data presented by Hyperliquid, this trader is one of the highest in terms of profit and loss (PnL), which refers to experience and extensive history of trading.

A top trader by PnL on Hyperliquid just went short $12.89K of $BTC at $106,521.00

This user's current position is short $359.58K of $BTC at an average price of $108,087.30.

This user would be liquidated at $1,503,090.87

— Whale Watch Perps (@whalewatchperps) October 17, 2025

The liquidation price of $1,503,090.87 immediately attracted attention that was reported. The value is implausible under the normal calculation of margin. In the majority of exchanges, the liquidation of a short position is below the entry price. This aberration gives a clue of either the error or misinterpretation of data.

Growing Influence of Hyperliquid

Hyperliquid is a fully onchain Layer 1 exchange that has order books that are decentralized. It has more than 100 perpetual futures and spot pairs. Each order is onchain thus one can see trader behavior in real time. It is this transparency that drives websites such as Whale Watch Perps which track the activities of whales to determine the sentiment of the market.

The trading is aimed at professional traders who have leverage and sophisticated strategies. Its real time order visibility facilitates easy tracking of market direction changes on the basis of big trades. Onchain transparency used by Hyperliquid also avoids the price manipulation observed in centralized venues.

Bitcoin Short: The Trader Strategy

Shorting refers to selling BTC in advance with anticipation of price falling. They are then repurchased by the traders at a lower price and the traders make a profit on the difference. Here, the trader sold off 0.121 BTC in value of money (12,890 /106,521). The total exposure is approximately 3.327 BTC in several short trades.

Bitcoin had been trading at approximately $110,685 when it was posted. This price is above the average entry of the trader in the short term implying that a loss is being incurred. This minute upward movement may create a lot of paper losses should the position be leveraged 10x. The statistics of Whale Watch Perps prove that the short of the trader is active and probably it is under stress. The position will stay in a loss position unless BTC drops below 108000.

Under Scrutiny Liquidation Price

The price of liquidation 1.5M does not seem real. Concisely, liquidation occurs briefly when the price increases by a margin of erasing margin. BTC perps typically permit a 20x to 50x leverage on Hyperliquid. Liquidation of the short value of $108,087 could take place at an estimate of close to 97,000 times leverage of 10x, and not even half a million, which is easy to estimate.

According to technical information provided by TradingView, BTC has recently hit a long-term ran-up trendline. This is considered a negative pointer by analysts. The price has gone back momentarily to $110K, but momentum seems poor. CoinGlass long/short ratio of October 13, 2025, indicated a very short-biased market, with exchanges recording short positions of more than 90 percent.

Bearish Gamble

There are the indications that support the short position of the trader despite the high volatility. In case BTC soars above $112K, leveraged shorts would either incur massive losses or be forced to be liquidated. On the other hand, such a decline would bring fast returns, particularly at high leverage. The uncertainty in the market is broader in actions of the trader. Since the beginning of October, the institutional demand of Bitcoin has decreased. Both Hyperliquid and Deribit futures open interest data have a higher short side. That is a reflection of the conservative approach most traders are taking.

Onchain visibility of Hyperliquid assists the retail traders to monitor such whale movements. There is however a high risk of copying strategies of whales. Both profits and losses can be increased within a few minutes through leverage. The given stance highlights the speed at which sentiment may change. Although the bearish thesis is consistent with the recent trend in the charts, any news-based price explosion will turn things around in a matter of minutes. The fact that Bitcoin is trading at an amount of approximately 110,685 puts this trader in the line of fire. The market is waiting to get the next cues to determine whether this short position will work. To date, Hyperliquid remains an open platform to follow big, risky bets on the priciest asset in the crypto market.