US Whale Positions Short Ahead of PCE Release, Betting $13.5 Million on Inflation Exceeding Expectations to Pressure Nasdaq

CoinNetwork · 2026-03-13T10:02:42+00:00

On March 13th, Hyperinsight showed 6 mega whales positioning XYZ100 contracts ahead of the U.S. January PCE price index release, with the largest position held by 0x9e8, carrying a short position worth $13.56 million with unrealized gains of $127,000. This is the first time this address has taken a heavy position in U.S. stock index contracts, having previously focused mainly on BTC and ETH trading. The market expects that a PCE increase will impact interest rate cut expectations.

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2026-03-13 10:02:42

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Crypto World News: On March 13, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, just before the release of the U.S. January PCE Price Index, six whales (with holdings over $1 million) on Hyperliquid pre-positioned in XYZ100 (Nasdaq 100 mapping contract). The largest position address is a whale starting with 0x9e8. This address currently holds a 20x leveraged short position on XYZ100, with a position size of $13.56 million, an average price of $24,723, and an unrealized profit of $127,000 (18%). This is the first time this address has heavily invested in on-chain US stock contracts; previously, its operations mainly focused on long positions in BTC and ETH. Additionally, it holds a $3.7 million long position in CL (WTI crude oil).

On the news front, the U.S. is about to release the January PCE Price Index. The market generally expects the PCE to increase by 2.9% year-over-year, with core PCE rising by 3.1%. If the core PCE growth reaches or exceeds 3.2%, it will significantly weaken market expectations for rate cuts this year, thereby putting pressure on risk assets like the Nasdaq.

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