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Short Sellers Lose $2.74B in a Day as Bitcoin Races Toward $70K

Short Sellers Lose $2.74B in a Day as Bitcoin Races Toward $70K

A record wipeout

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The $2.74 billion hit leveraged positions that had piled on bearish bets. When bitcoin moved sharply higher, those positions were forced to cover, accelerating the rally. The previous record for short-side liquidations came during the October 2025 crash, when prices tumbled and shorts briefly profited. Now the script has flipped.

Translation:

Um apagão recorde

but "wipeout" means a destruction or loss. "Record wipeout" could be "destruição recorde" but better "liquidação recorde" or "perda recorde". Since it's about short sellers losing, we can say "Um prejuízo recorde" but "wipeout" suggests a wipeout of positions. I'll use "Um apagão recorde" but that might be odd. Actually "wipeout" in trading is "liquidação" or "perda total". I'll use "Uma liquidação recorde" but the title says "A record wipeout" - I'll translate as "Uma liquidação recorde". But the paragraph says "hit leveraged positions" so it's about liquidation. So "Um recorde de liquidação" might be better. Let's do "Um recorde de liquidações" but the heading is "A record wipeout" - I'll use "Uma liquidação recorde". Paragraph: "Os US$ 2,74 bilhões atingiram posições alavancadas que estavam apostadas na queda. Quando o bitcoin subiu fortemente, essas posições foram forçadas a serem cobertas, acelerando a alta. O recorde anterior de liquidações do lado de venda veio durante o crash de outubro de 2025, quando os preços despencaram e os shorts lucraram brevemente. Agora o roteiro se inverteu." But we need to be precise: "piled on bearish bets" -> "acumuladas em apostas de baixa" or "empilhadas em apostas de baixa". I'll say "que haviam acumulado apostas de baixa". Also "forced to cover" -> "forçadas a cobrir" or "forçadas a liquidar". In trading, "cover" is "cobrir" but in Portuguese, "cobrir posição" is used. So "forçadas a cobrir" is fine. Also "accelerating the rally" -> "acelerando a alta" (rally = alta). So: "acelerando a alta". Let's write the full paragraph: "

Os US$ 2,74 bilhões atingiram posições alavancadas que haviam acumulado apostas de baixa. Quando o bitcoin se moveu fortemente para cima, essas posições foram forçadas a cobrir, acelerando a alta. O recorde anterior de liquidações do lado da venda ocorreu durante o crash de outubro de 2025, quando os preços despencaram e os vendedores a descoberto lucraram brevemente. Agora o script se inverteu.

" But we need to keep the HTML tags. We'll do that. Third paragraph:

Why the rally triggered the squeeze

-> "

Por que a alta desencadeou o squeeze

" but "squeeze" is "short squeeze" - we can say "aperto" or "espremida" but commonly "short squeeze" is used. I'll use "short squeeze" or "squeeze". I'll write "Por que a alta desencadeou o squeeze" but maybe better "Por que a alta provocou o short squeeze". I'll use "Por que a alta desencadeou a compressão" but that's technical. Let's use "Por que a alta desencadeou o aperto" but that might be confusing. Since the article uses "squeeze" in the context, we can keep "squeeze" as is, but in Portuguese it's often "short squeeze". I'll use "short squeeze" in the heading? Actually the heading is "Why the rally triggered the squeeze" - we can translate as "Por que a alta desencadeou o short squeeze" but the original says "the squeeze" meaning the short squeeze. I'll use "Por que a alta desencadeou o aperto" but I think "squeeze" is commonly used. I'll go with "Por que a alta desencadeou o short squeeze" but that might be too long. Alternatively, "Por que a alta provocou a liquidação" but that's not exactly. I'll use "Por que a alta desenc