A newly created wallet placed $4 million in USDC on Hyperliquid and opened a 3x leveraged short on Solana, aligning with a broader bearish market structure as SOL trades below key price levels. While price action remains confined in a descending channel with RSI near 23 and support around $90, derivatives data show top traders still heavily positioned long, creating a potential setup for further downside and long liquidations.

A previously inactive whale reportedly deployed $4 million in USDC into Hyperliquid's HYPE, lifting its holdings to 591,470 tokens while keeping $2.43 million sidelined. HYPE has bounced from near $21 to the $34 region and reclaimed $30, but still trades within a descending channel as spot demand strengthens and leverage cools.

XRP recorded a single-session Spot ETF inflow of $10.63 million, lifting ETF-held assets to $1.56 billion while the token's price stayed constrained inside a descending channel. Key support sits near $2.05–$2.10 with resistance between $2.35 and $2.65, as ETF accumulation, exchange outflows, higher NVT and cooling funding rates collectively point to consolidation rather than a confirmed breakout. Market structure and technical signals still need to shift before sustained upside can develop despite evident institutional demand.

Chainlink’s price has broken out of a long-running descending channel and is holding above former resistance around the mid-$14 region. Large holders recently withdrew 342,557 LINK worth $4.8 million from Binance, while spot exchange netflows turned negative by about $2.26 million and Open Interest climbed 9.5% to roughly $673.5 million, with funding near 0.0101%. These shifts in supply, leverage, and structure favor bullish continuation as long as price stays above the old channel boundary, though a breakdown could trigger sharper downside if leverage unwinds.

Solana’s price recently traded around $140 as it broke out of a multi-month descending channel, putting the $145 resistance level in focus. While weekly new wallets have fallen from 30.2 million in November to about 7.3 million, negative exchange netflows, rising funding rates and higher short liquidations suggest traders are positioning for further upside. This mix of cooling network growth and strong speculative interest now places buyers in control as they watch whether SOL can convincingly clear $145.

A major Fartcoin trader opened a $7.76 million 10x leveraged long near the range low after an extended downtrend turned into sideways trading. With price capped under $0.47 and Open Interest rising to $265.53 million, positioning and controlled liquidations show a buildup that could trigger a sharp move if key support or resistance breaks.

HYPE faced renewed sell-side risk after Fasanara Capital moved 25,000 HYPE (about $667,700) to Bybit, following an earlier 500,000 HYPE inflow from a burn address. The wallet still holds roughly 575,000 HYPE, valued near $15.4 million. A descending channel, modest short dominance, long liquidations around $557,000, and positive funding at +0.0148% point to controlled downside.

Chainlink’s reserve wallet added 94,267 LINK, taking holdings to about 1.41 million and signaling active supply absorption. Spot inflows fell from $3.22 million to roughly $480k while derivatives open interest rose 8.61% to about $607.9 million, highlighting higher leverage and potential volatility.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes recently accumulated around $1.03M in LDO and roughly $973K in PENDLE while both tokens traded near compressed price structures after extended declines. PENDLE and LDO have since shown rising derivatives participation, long positioning, and technical breakouts, suggesting early positioning for potential continuation rather than late-stage momentum chasing. If PENDLE sustains levels near $1.95 and LDO overcomes resistance around $0.67, both assets may push towards higher resistance areas within the DeFi sector.