WhaleOct 16, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC#ETH

Hyperliquid whale buys $2.24M ETH, closing a short

Wallet 0x5384…7049 just filled a $2.24M ETH buy at 2,489.

Wallet 0x53845d839c8c92822b784f2748c4932385617049 just filled an aggressive buy order worth $2.24M on Hyperliquid's ETH-PERP, at an average price of $2,489.

After this trade the wallet no longer holds a ETH position, so it was a take-profit or a cut.

Context: ETH is up 4.84% in 24 hours, funding 0.0013%/h, open interest $2.71B.

See this wallet's trade history on Hyperliquid Explorer: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/explorer/address/0x53845d839c8c92822b784f2748c4932385617049

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Hyperliquid whale buys $2.24M ETH, closing a short

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