2026-01-19 06:32:29

Last Friday, the Bitcoin market experienced a major event. A whale encountered a fierce liquidation in leveraged trading, with a single loss of $1.1 million, becoming the largest liquidation order on the entire network. Such a level of stop-loss usually triggers market fluctuations.

Interestingly, this whale did not choose to wait and see but quickly adjusted its strategy. Shortly after the liquidation, it immediately opened a $38.7 million BTC long position, re-entering the Bitcoin market. This move made it the third-largest long position holder on a major derivatives trading platform.

The rapid shift from being liquidated to going long again demonstrates the quick decision-making of institutional-level traders regarding Bitcoin's future. Behind this swift adjustment, market interpretations vary—some see it as a strong bullish outlook on BTC, while others view it as a simple risk management reallocation. In any case, a stop-loss of nearly $110,000 is quite costly and serves as a reminder to all leveraged traders: risk management is always the first lesson.

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VibesOverCharts

· 7h ago

After a $1.1 million liquidation, immediately throwing in 38.7 million to go long—what kind of mindset is that? Either extremely stubborn or genuinely seeing something we can't see.

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SnapshotStriker

· 7h ago

$1.1 million liquidation and immediately going all-in with 38.7 million long positions, this whale is really ruthless. Either they are extremely confident about the future market, or they've lost so much that they're out of control, haha.

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LightningSentry