1.76 million ASTER short position closed: How did this trader beat 40% with $300,000?

2026-01-14 10:24:11

【Blockchain Rhythm】An interesting trading story unfolds on the chain — an address starting with 0x17d completely closed out approximately 1.76 million ASTER long positions within the past hour, with a position size equivalent to $1.35 million, ultimately recording a profit of $147,000.

Looking further back in time makes it even clearer. Yesterday, this address transferred about $304,000 to Hyperliquid, then immediately used 5x leverage to buy ASTER at a price of $0.687 with a full position. Sounds like a standard leveraged long strategy, right? But the key point is that today, positive news pushed the price up, and the address owner decisively cut all positions around $0.77.

Numbers speak — this was the address’s first trade, with a return of 40% from buy to close. In just three to five hours, with over $300,000 principal, they turned a profit of $147,000. Such precise entry and exit — either luck or a true understanding of the market rhythm.

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ForumMiningMaster

· 7h ago

300,000 entry with 5x leverage, and you dare to go all-in on ASTER? You really have some guts. I can't learn this kind of all-in move.

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PerpetualLonger

· 7h ago

Damn, did this guy really make a profit? Turning 300,000 into a 40% gain and then just leaving? I'm still bottom-fishing and waiting for a rebound.

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GetRichLeek

· 7h ago

Damn, this guy is really textbook bottom-fishing, buying and selling at the right points. Why can't I do that? I think the same way, but I got caught holding the position right away and am now struggling on the brink of heavy losses. This is the power of premeditated ambush, they must have seen the good news in advance. We retail investors are always a half step behind. Using 300,000 to move a position of 1.35 million—this leverage is really clever. If it had gone the other way, it would have exploded immediately, but they stubbornly held onto the take-profit point. Why is it that every time I chase the high and dump at the bottom, this brother looks like he's playing on cheat mode?

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