Read the whales.
Twelve short guides, grouped by the moment you need them. Each starts with a situation, shows the view that answers it and says where that view stops. Context for your own decisions, never advice.
Read the market
Where whales stand in one market or across all of them, and where they would be forced out.
- 01How to read the whale radarGood for: a first look at any market, which way whales lean and how far they sit from liquidation.
- 02Liquidation walls, explainedGood for: a risk note before a big move, and where forced selling or buying would start.
- 03The Whale Tide, explainedGood for: a market recap or a weekly note, with one number for where whale money leans.
- 04Under water and near liquidationGood for: a risk note after a sharp move, how much whale money is losing and how much sits close to a forced close.
Understand a whale
What a position is for, how a wallet has traded and what its results say.
- 05The track-record scoreGood for: telling a steady whale from a lucky one before you quote it.
- 06Directional bets, market makers and hedgesGood for: reading a large short before you call it a bet, because it may be a hedge.
- 07What a closed trade saysGood for: a story about a big win or loss, or checking a whale’s results before you quote them.
When something happens
A fast fall, a whale close to the line, a move while Wall Street is closed.
- 08Reading a sudden dropGood for: a sell-off, to see who was forced out, who acted and in what order.
- 09Distance to liquidationGood for: checking a post that says a whale is 4% from liquidation.
- 10HIP-3: gold, oil, stocks and indices on HyperliquidGood for: a move in gold, oil or stocks while Wall Street is closed, overnight or at the weekend.
Use the data
Which view answers which question, and how to check a claim about a whale.
Reference
What every number counts, and the data for your own tools.