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"The Ultimate Shorter": BTC Short Seller Continues to Cash Out, With Over $50 Million in Liquidations This Month

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December 23rd — Per the Coinbob Popular Address Monitor, the "Ultimate Short" address closed a portion of its BTC short position over the past 5 hours, locking in approximately $1.17 million in profit. The closure size totaled around $4.35 million. Since November, this whale address has executed 5 similar profit-taking moves at local lows without covering its short positions. Compared to its $136 million peak short position at the end of October, its current BTC short exposure has dropped by roughly $93 million — with $57 million closed this month alone, marking an accelerating profit-taking trend. Currently, the whale still holds ~$43.63 million in BTC short positions, with $12.2 million in unrealized profit (558% return), an average entry price of $11.15k, and a liquidation price of $10.23k. Additionally, it placed take-profit orders in the $67.2k-$76.2k range yesterday. Since establishing this batch of BTC short positions on May 9th, the address has engaged in multiple swing trades but recently shifted to consistent profit reduction and locking. It has also earned approximately $9.61 million from funding fee settlements.
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