Whale Turns UNI Loss to Profit After 13M Drawdown
Uniswap (UNI)
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Eugene Serbin
Lookonchain.com reports that a crypto whale holding Uniswap (UNI) has converted a significant loss into a profit. The address 0x7541 accumulated 1.97 million UNI tokens between February and March 2025 at an average cost of $8.97. This accumulation cost approximately $17.67 million and saw the position drop to an unrealized loss of $13 million at its lowest point.
Following a price rebound, the whale now holds unrealized gains of $293,000. In other market news, Michael Burry maintains a portfolio heavily long in consumer and healthcare stocks while shorting AI infrastructure. Galaxy's Head of Research notes that Bitcoin rising above its 50-week moving average may signal a bottom confirmation.
One opinion suggests Bitcoin could break through quickly if it hits the $83,000 to $86,000 range, forcing short sellers to cover. Ethereum briefly broke $2,600, surging over 5% in 24 hours. A trader also profited $448K by monitoring Binance's new listings. Additionally, a $PEPE whale transferred 2.1T tokens worth $52M after 600 days of dormancy.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for UNI, measured when this story was written up on 18 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
UNI is trading at $7.79 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 59.3%, indicating immediate buying pressure. This is higher than the 4-hour ratio of 51.5% and the 24-hour ratio of 53.6%, suggesting short-term momentum is stronger than the broader daily trend. The volume delta shows +$572,554 in the last hour and +$805,263 over four hours, reflecting active accumulation. Over 24 hours, the volume delta stands at +$8,404,107, with a CVD of +$7,785,001. Net buying occurred for 19 of the last 24 hours, confirming sustained demand. Spot volume reached $114,952,430 with 695,393 trades in the same period.
The latest daily buy ratio of 45.7% sits at the 13th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for UNI, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The current 24-hour buy ratio of 53.6% is 4.8 percentage points above the 7-day average of 48.8%. This indicates a notably more bullish trading day compared to the recent weekly norm. Volume is running at 2.33 times the average, showing significantly increased activity. While the 8-day volume delta was negative at -$1,820,856, the recent 24-hour flow is strongly positive. This shift marks an unusual day of net buying after a period of net outflows over the preceding week.