ZEC's price has fallen to around $550, prompting significant activity from a major short position holder. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, the holder has been reducing their ZEC short positions since the afternoon, closing over $5 million worth of positions. Initially, the short position was valued at $12.6 million, but after reductions, it now stands at approximately $8.02 million, with a current unrealized loss of about $1.17 million.
The short position was opened on March 10 at an average price of around $210, near a recent low point. At one stage, the position experienced an unrealized loss of up to $2.4 million. After enduring several months of market fluctuations, the holder waited for a temporary ZEC price correction to adjust their position.
The margin released from reducing the ZEC position was quickly redirected to short Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The BTC short position was opened with 20x leverage, involving 160 BTC and briefly reaching $13 million at an average price of $80,441. The ETH short position was opened with 15x leverage, involving 1,866 ETH, totaling $4.27 million at an average price of $2,286. As of the time of reporting, both short positions are still being increased.
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