mkts:US500 Longs vs Shorts
mkts:US500 Smart Money vs Crowd
| Group | Long/Short | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|
| Retail · all accounts | 0.67 | Bearish |
| Whales · equity ≥ $1M | — | — |
| Smart Money · $10K+ profit | 16.00 | Extremely Bullish |
?mkts:US500 Long/Short Ratio
| Type | Long/Short | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 0.67 | Bearish |
| Whale Account | — | — |
| Whale Position | — | — |
| Smart Money | 16.00 | Extremely Bullish |
Smart Money mkts:US500 Positions
| Wallet | Side | Notional | Unrealized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0xfc66…ca06 | LONG 6× | $470K | +$223 |
| 0xc5ed…4346 | SHORT 20× | $28K | +$1 |
| 0xb2b1…a23a | LONG 25× | $9K | −$22 |
| 0x3999…3336 | SHORT 3× | $2K | +$4 |
Large mkts:US500 Trades
| Side | Price | Value | Wallet | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No fills above the threshold in the last hour. | ||||
mkts:US500 Long/Short Ratio Chart
mkts:US500 Long/Short by Group
| Group | 15m | 1h | 4h | 12h | 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taker buy/sell | 0.06 | 2.48 | 2.15 | 2.27 | 1.50 |
| Retail | 0.67 | 1.50 | — | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| Whale Account | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whale Position | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smart Money | 13.79 | 10.55 | — | 5.80 | 0.36 |
mkts:US500 Long/Short Ratio FAQ
Are the top mkts:US500 traders on Hyperliquid long or short right now?
As of 2026-10-19 14:48 UTC, 94.1% of open mkts:US500 notional held by profitable Hyperliquid traders is long ($473K long vs $30K short across 4 positions). Retail wallets are 93.8% long on mkts:US500.
What is the mkts:US500 Taker Buy/Sell ratio?
Market buys divided by market sells in the mkts:US500 perp over the window. Above 1 means aggressive buying dominated; below 1, aggressive selling. It reflects short-term flow, not positioning.
What do Retail, Whale Account and Whale Position mean?
Retail counts every tracked wallet with an open mkts:US500 position once, by net side. Whale Account does the same for wallets with $1M+ equity; Whale Position weighs those wallets by open notional. Smart Money weighs wallets with $10,000+ verified lifetime profit by open notional.
Why doesn't a high ratio mean more money is long?
On a derivatives exchange each long is matched by a short of the same size. A ratio above 1 means more accounts (or more capital within one group) sit long than short — the counterparty capital is on the other side, often concentrated in fewer, larger hands.
Can I cite or pull these numbers?
Yes. This page is served by /api/long-short/coin/mkts-us500 and /api/long-short/chart, refreshed every 5 minutes, licensed CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Compass. Every wallet resolves to a public Hyperliquid address.