leveraged

Hyperbot data shows that a certain whale has been continuously increasing its position in a 5x leveraged long position on ZEC every time it drops, buying at around $1,170, $1,030, $970, and near $904 this morning, adding funds during the price decline to maintain the position.Currently, this trader holds a long position in ZEC worth approximately $18.5 million, with an unrealized loss of about $3.5 million. Data indicates that the whale reduced its long position by 2,000 ZEC four hours ago, but if the price further drops to around $762, it will face liquidation risk.

According to Unfolded, citing CFTC position report data, as of November 3, the net short position of leveraged funds in CME standard Bitcoin futures has decreased to 12,955 BTC, down 89% from the peak of 115,985 BTC on December 17, 2024, marking the lowest level since February 2023, indicating that hedge funds have significantly closed their Bitcoin basis trades.Unfolded stated that the arbitrage buying that previously boosted ETF inflows has essentially disappeared, and the capital flow into spot ETFs will more reflect genuine directional demand, with structural buying that can act as a buffer during price declines also decreasing.

On November 11, according to the latest market data from the Gate platform, multiple technology stock tokens and leveraged ETFs in the gStocks section recorded increases. Among them, CoreWeave tokenized stock (CRWVG/USDT) rose 15.57% in 24 hours, currently priced at 56.57 USDT; the three times long semiconductor ETF (SOXLG/USDT) increased by 13.91%, currently priced at 62.00 USDT; and the two times long ETF of Maiwei Technology (MVLLG/USDT) rose 12.55%, currently priced at 11.53 USDT.The daily trading volume of Gate gStocks has exceeded 160 million US dollars, and the trading activity of stock tokens on the platform continues to increase. Gate gStocks adopts a 1:1 full native stock reserve mechanism, with each tokenized security corresponding to an equal number of native stocks as underlying asset support, and supports 24/7 trading, unified account management, and a minimum investment of 1 USDT with fractional share trading, covering multiple fields such as AI, semiconductors, electric vehicles, and storage.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain address (0x7a8d...acf4) holds three leveraged short positions: a 145x BTC short position with a profit of $145,200, a 40x ETH short position with a profit of $133,000, and a 250x ETH short position with a profit of $1,070,000; the 24-hour trading profit is $851,900.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a trader with cumulative profits of $821,600 opened a $11.39 million long position in Bitcoin with 7x leverage, entering at a price of $75,880 and a liquidation price of $62,047, with profits of $755,400 in the last 30 days.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, after Google's stock price recorded the largest single-day drop in history, a certain address opened a GOOGL 20x long position 40 minutes ago, currently holding 50,000 shares worth 14.3 million dollars, with an opening average price of 283.01 dollars, and a current floating profit of 154,000 dollars.19 hours ago, that address closed the MU long position, making a profit of 1.637 million dollars, with total account profits exceeding 2.03 million dollars.

According to Bloomberg, two leveraged exchange-traded funds linked to SK Hynix will be liquidated and delisted just months after their launch in the United States, as current market enthusiasm for AI trading is gradually cooling.These two long-short products issued by Tradr ETFs provide traders with double the daily price fluctuations of the American Depositary Receipts of the South Korean chip manufacturer, as well as double the inverse daily returns. The ETF issuer stated in a statement that both funds will complete liquidation around November 12.

According to North Korean Commerce reported on October 25, after a sharp decline in the South Korean stock market, individual investors have re-entered to buy leveraged products betting on the rebound of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Data from the Korea Exchange and Koscom ETF Check shows that from October 1 to 23, individual net purchases of 14 related products amounted to 315.4 billion Korean won, of which 7 related to SK Hynix accounted for 226.3 billion won, and 7 related to Samsung Electronics accounted for 89.1 billion won.The aforementioned 14 products had a net purchase of 27.728 trillion won in July, but turned to net selling after regulatory tightening such as the increase in depositary receipts on July 31. In August and September, there were net sales of 648.4 billion won and 497.9 billion won, respectively, and this month individuals have first turned back to net buying. During the same period, KODEX SK Hynix leveraged product saw a net purchase of 15.294 billion won, ranking 11th among ETFs listed in South Korea; individuals also net bought KODEX Leverage 10.448 trillion won and KODEX Semiconductor Leverage 256.4 billion won. The South Korean Composite Index fell by 18.83% in October.Data from the Korea Securities Depository shows that from October 1 to 22, South Korean investors net bought U.S. stocks worth 4.8009 billion dollars, approximately 63.621 trillion won. Among them, the net purchase of SOXL, which tracks the daily returns of the U.S. semiconductor index at 3 times, was 3.54764 billion dollars, about 47.041 trillion won, accounting for 73.9% of the net purchases of U.S. stocks during the same period. The article also noted that leveraged products track daily returns by multiples, and when the market reverses, losses can also be magnified by 2 or 3 times, and during repeated sharp rises and falls, negative compounding effects may also occur.

Trader Killa posted that he currently still holds a long position in Bitcoin, including long orders established at $62,600 and $76,000, as well as a 10x leveraged long order established at $82,800.If BTC dips down and falls to $74,000, causing the 10x leveraged long order to be liquidated, he plans to re-establish a 10x leveraged long order at the previously set invalidation point, but the position size will be smaller, as he already has significant exposure in that price range.Killa added that if he did not already hold a large number of long positions and spot, he would actively buy at the current price level. Investors with insufficient position allocation can consider gradually buying in over the next few weeks, and he stated that he would rather enter early than miss out on a larger trend later.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, in the past 15 hours, 2 whales went long on a total of 29,798 ZEC with 10x leverage, worth 37.57 million USD.

On October 19, Wu Qing, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, stated at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Financial Street Forum Annual Conference that they will adhere to a steady approach, fully maintain the safety and stability of the capital market, closely monitor domestic and international market dynamics, and strengthen risk assessment and policy tool reserves.Wu Qing also stated that they will consolidate and improve the mechanisms for stabilizing the market, focus on strengthening the prevention of risks in new types of businesses, remain highly vigilant against new risk points such as leveraged products linked to A-shares from abroad, and continuously build a solid risk defense wall for the capital market.

According to reports from South Korean media, on October 19, during the National Assembly's inspection of state affairs in South Korea, when asked whether the launch of single-stock leveraged ETFs affected the volatility of the South Korean stock market, the head of the Financial Supervisory Service, Lee Chan-jin, stated that he believes it has had an impact to some extent. He expressed deep regret over criticisms for not actively preventing the listing of related products.On the same day, during the National Assembly's Administrative Committee's inspection of the Financial Supervisory Service, a member of the People Power Party stated that searching for news related to the listing of single-stock leveraged ETFs would reveal that there were occurrences from "Black Monday" to "Black Friday," turning an entire week into a black one, and asked Lee Chan-jin whether he believed the listing of this product had an impact on this. Lee Chan-jin responded that he believes it has had an impact to some extent. When asked about other reasons for stock market volatility, Lee Chan-jin added that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have experienced severe volatility.

According to Bloomberg, storage chip manufacturer Kioxia Holdings (TSE code 285A) is facing further downward pressure on its stock price. Investors previously borrowed funds to bet on a rise in the stock price and accumulated positions, which may now need to be sold at a loss.As of October 15, the company's outstanding leveraged long positions amount to approximately 920 billion yen (5.8 billion USD), the largest among all listed companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, according to data from the exchange. Trading activity has decreased as the stock price has fallen, with transaction volume dropping by 84% from its peak, falling to 766 billion yen on Friday, and some credit traders face the risk of being forced to close positions at prices below their purchase price.

According to Arkham monitoring, the whale trader 0x9c6 is long on SOL with 20x leverage on Hyperliquid, currently holding a position worth approximately 57.5 million USD, with an opening price of 80.86 USD.Based on the current SOL price of 104.43 USD, this position has an unrealized profit of about 13 million USD. The trader opened the position about a month ago and has not closed it yet. Their Hyperliquid account is currently valued at approximately 24.2 million USD.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a suspected hacker wallet (0xf15d...bddf) sold 262.78 ETH 40 minutes ago, obtaining 643,000 USDC and depositing it into Hyperliquid. It then shorted 305.51 BTC with 40x leverage, with a nominal value of 25.4 million dollars and a liquidation price of 84,086.03 dollars.

The cryptocurrency payment company Ripple has expanded into stablecoins, asset custody, and has entered the long-term leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) swap financing sector, which has been dominated by large banks, becoming an important participant. According to The Wall Street Journal, leveraged ETF managers achieve target returns through total return swaps and other derivatives, such as amplifying the daily fluctuations of a particular stock or index; banks or brokers sell related contracts and charge fees, then buy stocks or derivatives to hedge their own exposure.According to Morningstar Direct, there are 593 leveraged ETFs in the United States, managing over $256 billion in assets, of which 426 are single-stock leveraged funds, a category that received regulatory approval in 2022. Ripple entered swap financing after acquiring the prime broker Hidden Road, which caters to cryptocurrency hedge funds last year; this business is now called Ripple Prime, which is collaborating with multiple ETF providers and hopes to expand to include other investment managers, including hedge funds.On Tuesday, Ripple Prime announced it would provide prime brokerage, clearing, and financing services to the hedge fund Brevan Howard. Ripple Prime President Noel Kimmel stated that this is a growing and significant part of the company's business. The report cited an example where a fund paid Ripple at a rate of 4 percentage points above the overnight bank financing rate, which as of Tuesday was approximately equivalent to 8% of the fund's assets on an annualized basis; this cost is included in the net asset value of the leveraged fund, separate from the approximately 1% management fee.

According to Bloomberg, the office of a South Korean lawmaker cited data from the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea, indicating that retail investors in South Korea are expected to lose approximately 2.3 trillion won (about 1.7 billion USD) from May 27 to August 14 by tracking single-stock leveraged ETFs and note products related to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.Since July, South Korean regulators have implemented measures such as temporarily banning the listing of new leveraged single-stock products, raising minimum cash margin requirements, and strengthening investor education to mitigate the risks associated with these products.

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated in an interview with CNBC yesterday that under its proposed rules, only federally regulated cryptocurrency trading platforms will be able to offer leveraged trading. "States can only provide money transmission services, and the 100x leverage commonly seen outside the United States has never been allowed in the U.S., and this time will be no exception."Previously, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed two new rules on Monday, aiming to establish a regulatory framework for U.S. cryptocurrency based on its authority to regulate leverage and margin trading, to fill the regulatory uncertainty left by Congress's failure to complete cryptocurrency legislation.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. stock-listed Bitcoin mining company PowerCompute (Nasdaq: PWCM) has fully repaid and terminated its Bitcoin collateralized credit line with Arch Lending.The credit line was settled on the reset date of September 24, with Arch selling approximately 267.3 of the 307 collateralized BTC to repay about $22.45 million in principal, interest, and fees, with approximately 39.6 BTC returned to the company.PowerCompute stated that the settlement was carried out as planned and was not due to additional margin calls or forced liquidations.After repayment, the company's secured debt decreased from approximately $19.4 million at the end of June to about $1.25 million, holding approximately 62 BTC as of September 25. The company announced it will exit the leveraged Bitcoin treasury strategy, with Bitcoin being used as operating capital for equipment procurement and expansion.