Google Compression Paper Pressures Micron and Sandisk as Whale Shorts Profit

Hyperinsight said MU and SNDK extended their declines for a sixth straight session after Google’s compression paper, while whale address 0x61c’s short positions reached about $250,000 in unrealized profit.

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Summary

Hyperliquid-listed MU fell 6.97% for a sixth consecutive session and SNDK dropped 11.02% as selling pressure linked to Google’s compression technology paper continued. According to Hyperinsight, whale address 0x61c, which opened short positions before the paper’s March 25 release, was showing about $250,000 in unrealized profit, a roughly 30% return on around $2.98 million in MU and SNDK shorts. The update adds to earlier reports that the paper sparked concerns about future storage demand and drove sharp losses in the two tokenized equities, while some large long positions also came under pressure.

Terms & Concepts
  • Short position: A trade designed to profit from a price decline by selling exposure first and buying it back later at a lower price.
  • Whale address: A blockchain wallet linked to a trader or holder with large positions that can draw market attention.
  • Unrealized profit: A paper gain on an open position based on current market prices that has not yet been locked in by closing the trade.