Whale opens $9.09 million 5x SPCX long while holding $20.4 million 25x BTC short

Onchain Lens said the trader holds 54,986 SPCX on leverage and a 320.74 BTC bearish position, with unrealized profit on the Bitcoin short exceeding $1.18 million.

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Summary

A large crypto trader has taken a 5x leveraged long position in 54,986 SPCX valued at $9.09 million while simultaneously maintaining a 25x leveraged short position in 320.74 BTC worth $20.4 million. The Bitcoin short was showing unrealized profit of more than $1.18 million, according to monitoring by Onchain Lens. The positioning points to a high-risk, multi-directional strategy that is bullish on SPCX while betting against Bitcoin through borrowed exposure.

Terms & Concepts
  • leveraged long position: A bet on price gains using borrowed exposure.
  • leveraged short: A position that profits if an asset's price falls.
  • unrealized profit: Paper gains on an open position not yet closed.