Whale "Lightning Counterattack" strikes: BTC takes profit on 83 coins, ETH is completely cut at a loss

NullWhisperer · 2026-01-13T06:54:12+00:00

On January 13th, a whale address named "Lightning Reverse" drew attention. The address reduced 83.21 BTC to take profits of approximately $7.607 million and simultaneously cleared $10.681 million of ETH long positions. This rapid shift in trading style is worth the attention of market participants.

NullWhisperer

2026-01-13 06:54:12

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【Blockchain Rhythm】On January 13th, a transaction by a whale address (0x50b3…) drew attention. This address is nicknamed “Lightning Reversal,” referring to its fast-paced operations and quick direction changes.

On that day, the whale did two things simultaneously. First, it took partial profits on its BTC long position, reducing 83.21 BTC, which netted approximately $7.607 million. After taking profits, the average price of its BTC longs slightly increased from the previous level to $92,062.90, with an unrealized profit of only $1,515 on paper. However, the BTC holdings of this address remain substantial, still maintaining a value of $17.3879 million.

Interestingly, at the same time, it completely closed its ETH long position, effectively cutting losses. The previous ETH long position was also sizable, reaching $10.681 million.

This whale’s trading style is indeed unique—after closing a position, it generally immediately opens a large position in the opposite direction, with a very rapid switch between long and short. This combined operation effectively takes profits on BTC while completely switching sides on ETH. The underlying logic behind this behavior is worth the market participants’ attention.

BTC-2,11%

ETH-1,93%

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GweiTooHigh

· 01-15 21:32

This whale is really ruthless. BTC takes profit and can still live comfortably, while ETH is completely sold off at a loss. It seems there's really no confidence left in Ethereum.

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ContractExplorer

· 01-14 09:21

Took over 7.6 million and ran. This whale really knows how to read the market, ETH directly cut 10 million... I can't keep up with this pace.

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SchrödingersNode

· 01-13 07:19

Big whale's move this time is truly a textbook-level counterattack... BTC took profit and ran, ETH was directly cut off, I think this guy has already sniffed the opportunity.

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BearMarketBarber

· 01-13 07:19

Lightning counterattack this time is really lightning fast. Taking profits on BTC is still acceptable, but selling off 10 million worth of ETH? Hmm... this guy might have really seen something.

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OnlyOnMainnet

· 01-13 07:13

Whales are cutting ETH, while BTC is still holding on... This move is really a bit stubborn.

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GasWhisperer

· 01-13 07:09

yo this whale's literally playing 4d chess while we're still figuring out the mempool... btc take profit looks clean but that eth blowup? ngl that stings to watch, gotta respect the conviction flip tho

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MevShadowranger

· 01-13 07:00

This whale's move is quite interesting. Taking profits on BTC is acceptable, but cutting losses on ETH? It seems this guy really thinks the tide is turning.

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