Three addresses profited $6.958 million by closing their short positions at a low point via Hyperliquid’s Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) mechanism, turning a pin spike event on the platform to their advantage.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), during this morning’s Hyperliquid Shanghai pin event, three addresses earned $6.958 million by having their short positions liquidated at low prices via the Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) mechanism. Specifically: the address starting with 0xd04 triggered ADL to liquidate 4,510 SKHX short positions at $931.36, netting $2.185 million; the address starting with 0xcaf liquidated 5,920 SKHX short positions at the same price, profiting $2.55 million; and the address starting with 0x84a liquidated 6,010 SKHX short positions at $931.36, gaining $2.223 million. Hyperliquid’s ADL (Auto-Deleveraging) serves as a final safeguard in extreme market conditions: when a forced liquidation position incurs a deficit and the HLP insurance fund cannot cover the loss, the system sorts profitable counterparties using the formula (mark price/entry price) × (notional position/account value), prioritizing the forced liquidation of high-profit, high-leverage positions at the mark price. This uses the unrealized profits of these positions to cover bad debts, ensuring the platform does not generate negative equity.