🐋 Whale long vs short ratio: what are whales buying and selling right now?
2026-10-08 13:49 UTC
This page shows, in one chart, how the 100 Hyperliquid whales we track are positioned across 12 coins. Green is money betting on a rise (long), red is money betting on a fall (short). A coin where the bar is almost all green means whale money is buying; almost all red means whales are selling or hedging. The numbers refresh every few minutes from public on-chain data.
Long vs short by coin (share of whale position size)
| Coin | Long (whales · size) | Short (whales · size) | Long share | Open PnL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH | 7 · $81.15M | 14 · $838.59M | 9% | -$45.38M |
| BTC | 5 · $63.75M | 19 · $755.27M | 8% | -$44.59M |
| HYPE | 3 · $25.25M | 19 · $309.37M | 8% | -$78.43M |
| SOL | 3 · $10.89M | 13 · $182.63M | 6% | -$28.99M |
| ZEC | 2 · $1.14M | 14 · $185.66M | 1% | $254.3K |
| PUMP | 3 · $9.64M | 13 · $102.30M | 9% | -$21.94M |
| NEAR | 3 · $32.09M | 13 · $69.99M | 31% | -$7.95M |
| XRP | 3 · $11.67M | 13 · $85.63M | 12% | $1.58M |
| ENA | 1 · $1.48M | 10 · $46.78M | 3% | $2.28M |
| LINK | 3 · $3.54M | 8 · $24.23M | 13% | -$1.77M |
| DOGE | 2 · $3.05M | 7 · $23.98M | 11% | $1.07M |
| XPL | 3 · $4.57M | 12 · $20.99M | 18% | $2.89M |
Today's whale read in plain words
- Across the 100 Hyperliquid whales we track, the biggest total positions are in ETH ($919.75M), BTC ($819.02M), HYPE ($334.62M).
- The most bullish coin is NEAR: 3 whales are long ($32.09M) against 13 short ($69.99M).
- The most bearish coin is ZEC: 14 whales are short ($185.66M) against 2 long ($1.14M).
- Whales are in profit on ZEC, XRP, ENA, DOGE and underwater on ETH, BTC, HYPE, SOL.
How to read the ratio
A long share above 60% means most whale money expects the coin to rise; below 40% means most expects it to fall; in between the whales are split or hedged. A ratio is a clue about positioning, not a forecast: whales hold both sides to hedge and they can be wrong. Check the coin page for entry prices, profit or loss and leverage before drawing a conclusion.
Most whale money is in ETH, BTC, HYPE. Long positions (buying) are largest in ETH ($81.15M), BTC ($63.75M), NEAR ($32.09M).
Short (selling) positions are largest in ETH ($838.59M), BTC ($755.27M), HYPE ($309.37M).
As one clue next to price, volume and your own risk limits. Whales have more capital and can hedge, so copying a position blindly can lose money.
Not automatically. Many whales lose money, you see their moves with a delay, and leverage can wipe out a deposit. Look at several consistent whales rather than one.
Educational, based on public data, not financial advice. Whales lose money too and leverage can wipe out a deposit.