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Smart-Money Report: Whales Net Short on BTC — Aug 29, 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 traded at $77.8K today, down 3.03% in the last 24h. Whale sentiment for BTC is Short, with 45.3% of whales currently long. The long vs short count stands at 12 long positions against 15 short positions.
The largest whale activity today was a $6.09M SHORT build, while $408.4K LONG was trimmed. The ETH accumulation index is at 43/100, and the SOL accumulation index is at 35/100.
BTC spot ETF net flow was $242.3M today, and ETH spot ETF net flow was $225.8M. Whale positioning remains Short despite significant ETF inflows.
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Sources: WhaleRoom proprietary whale, Hyperliquid & spot-ETF-flow tracking.