Whale Traders Take Aggressive Long Positions on Hyperliquid's HYPE Token as Retail Traders Turn Bearish
By
Christian Encila
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Whale traders on Hyperliquid have taken their most aggressive net-long positions in eight months on the HYPE token, while retail participants are at a 12-month bearish extreme. Data from Alphractal shows large traders building leveraged long positions since early May as retail traders turned bearish and began short selling. This divergence historically triggers short covering by retail traders, potentially pushing prices higher toward a $170 target.
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Data from Alphractal shows that since early May, large traders have been quietly building leveraged long positions while retail participants turned bearish and began short selling into the rising trend
That kind of split has historically triggered a wave of short covering by retail traders
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