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Smart-Money Report: Whales Net Short on BTC — Aug 23, 2026
WhaleRoom's daily read on what tracked whales did across BTC, ETH, SOL and the spot ETFs over the last 24 hours — built entirely from proprietary position data.
Bitcoin saw a price decline of -1.63% today, settling at $77.1K. Whale positioning indicates a net short sentiment, with 43.7% of whales holding long positions, and the long vs. short count standing at 10 long to 18 short.
The largest whale activity today was an $8.23M build in short positions. The ETH accumulation index is at 35/100, and the SOL accumulation index is at 33/100.
BTC spot ETF net flow was positive at $307.5M today, while ETH spot ETF net flow recorded $184M.
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Sources: WhaleRoom proprietary whale, Hyperliquid & spot-ETF-flow tracking.