Whale keeps $43.71M crude oil short… another account closes $10.54M long

Two large crude oil trading accounts on Hyperliquid (HYPE) adjusted positions toward the downside on the 9th, with one account closing roughly $10.54 million in remaining Brent long exposure while the other added to WTI and Brent shorts before buying back some, leaving about $43.71 million in net shorts. The account starting with address 0xe4d1 sold off all its Brent longs in the afternoon, realizing about $22,200 in profit and holding no Brent longs afterward. The account starting with 0xc568 opened the morning with roughly $9.19 million in WTI shorts and about $4.2 million in Brent shorts. The shift matters as a signal that large crude traders on the Hyperliquid perp venue are leaning bearish after unwinding long exposure. What to watch next is whether these whale accounts keep adding to shorts or begin covering if oil prices reverse.