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- In an astonishing feat of reckless bravado, a freshly-minted wallet embarked on a short crusade, targeting a sum of approximately $10 million on EdgeX’s Nasdaq-linked perpetual. The result? A dramatic dip of 3.5%, like a bad haircut after a rushed weekend.
- With the U.S. markets snoozing for the weekend, brave traders found themselves helpless, unable to hedge against the Nasdaq’s whims. Naturally, this made the crypto equivalence of a rollercoaster susceptible to impulsive giant orders and the delicate dance of thin liquidity. Who needs sleep? Certainly not these traders.
- EdgeX’s trading volumes continue to grow at an alarming rate-an eye-watering $167 billion last month alone. One might think they’re trying to outdo the NYSE-if only in speculative frenzy and chaos.
So, over the weekend, a soirée of reckless trading saw roughly $13 million in liquidations, a thrilling reminder that when traditional markets are resting, crypto traders are just waking the beast.
It all started Saturday, when some mysterious new wallet decided to execute a six-hour TWAP (because nothing says ‘fun’ like calculating underwater drama over hours, apparently) to short 398 XYZ100 contracts-roughly $10 million-according to the omniscient Hypurrscan Holy Grail of data.
Of course, this caused XYZ100 to tumble over 3.5% in mere minutes-because what’s a weekend without an adrenaline shot? Liquidations exploded as if they were popcorn at a movie premiere.
Liquidations are the brutal event when a trader’s collateral shrivels faster than a summer prune, forcing the broker to close the position automatically. Losses? Oh yes, some traders lost millions-one in particular marked for a drop of about $7.4 million, another around $2.7 million. Total? Just shy of $13 million, like a bad check bouncing.
Several traders on X speculated whether a nefarious hand might have been playing puppet master during these off-hours, pointing out how XYZ100 casually slipped nearly 4% despite nada news-nada, mind you, not even a whisper of macro or corporate gossip. Just trader chaos.
One wise soul quipped, “On weekends, you’re not trading the Nasdaq anymore. You’re just throwing your money into a pit managed by whoever has the loudest wallet on a sketchy order book.” Ah, the joys of decentralized chaos!
EdgeX’s ascendancy into the big leagues of perpetual futures trading has been swift and unrelenting. With $167 billion in volume last month, it’s often rivaling giants like Aster and Hyperliquid-because what better way to spend your Sunday than on the wild side of crypto derivatives?
This particular cascade of liquidations? A fine illustration of rising demand for tokenized equities, and a stark reminder that betting on a market that’s closed is a game of Russian roulette-and weekend traders got the bullet.
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2025-12-15 13:47