Crypto Market Recap Oct 18, 12:00 UTC: BTC +0.5%, XMR +5.0%, STRK −13.7%
BTC $81,989 (+0.55%), ETH $2,415.7 (−0.71%). Top gainer XMR +5.01%, top loser STRK −13.73%. Liquidations $21.56M; whales 32% long.
A data-driven look at the crypto market over the past 24 hours, built from live Hyperliquid prices, funding and whale positions, plus Binance and OKX liquidation feeds.
Market snapshot
- Bitcoin: $81,989 (+0.55% in 24h), funding -0.0007%/h, open interest $3.41B. BTC data
- Ethereum: $2,415.7 (−0.71%), funding 0.0007%/h. ETH data
- Liquidations recorded: $21.56M (longs $17.04M, shorts $4.53M). Liquidation data
- Whale positioning: tracked Hyperliquid whales hold $948.64M long vs $2.03B short (32% long). Whale tracker
Top gainers and why they moved
XMR +5.01% · $584.85
- Open interest +6.7%: new leveraged positions came in with the move.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are all short ($248.8K), so they are positioned against this rally.
BTC +0.55% · $81,989
- Short squeeze signal: $1.13M of shorts were liquidated vs $690.8K of longs, so forced buying likely amplified the rally.
- Funding is negative (-0.0007%/h): shorts are paying longs, so many traders are still positioned against the rally.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 35% long ($395.77M long vs $727.81M short).
- Related headline: Crypto Firms Launch Quantum Alliance as 6 Million Bitcoin Sit Exposed (decrypt.co).
BNB +0.34% · $723.03
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are all short ($2.46M), so they are positioned against this rally.
HYPE +0.13% · $78.912
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 24% long ($56.43M long vs $182.95M short).
Top losers and why they dropped
STRK −13.73% · $0.06187
- Open interest −21.7%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 24% long ($178.8K long vs $554.5K short).
PONS −10.92% · $0.2777
- Open interest −16.9%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are all short ($1.04M).
PYTH −7.09% · $0.07892
- Open interest −37.9%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 49% long ($276.3K long vs $286.4K short).
PUMP −6.41% · $0.004279
- Open interest −13.6%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 35% long ($12.08M long vs $22.74M short).
ZRO −5.84% · $1.835
- Open interest −8.9%: positions were closing, so the move was driven more by traders exiting than by new bets.
- Funding is negative (-0.0010%/h): shorts are paying longs, the market leans short.
- Whales: tracked Hyperliquid whales are 59% long ($2.58M long vs $1.79M short).
Liquidations
- ETH: $2.97M liquidated (longs $1.85M, shorts $1.12M)
- SNDK: $2.04M liquidated (longs $1.78M, shorts $251.3K)
- BTC: $1.82M liquidated (longs $690.8K, shorts $1.13M)
- SOL: $1.53M liquidated (longs $1.35M, shorts $172.0K)
- ZEC: $1.17M liquidated (longs $707.2K, shorts $460.9K)
- Largest single liquidation: a short BTC position worth $663.1K on OKX at 82,166.1.
Largest whale trades
- ETH: bought $15.22M at 2,409.7, now long $26.79M at 6x.
- BTC: sold $8.61M at 82,194.7, closing the position.
- BTC: sold $7.76M at 81,967.6, now short $3.88M at 40x.
Hot news
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