Cabal Desk
Launches No. 000059

Wallet Cuts Shorts Like Surgeon, Leaves $20.74M Tumor Intact

One wallet spent two hours cutting two shorts and left $20.74 million standing in the book.

Illustration: Wallet Cuts Shorts Like Surgeon, Leaves $20.74M Tumor Intact

On September 14, trader Loracle spent two hours reducing leveraged shorts in CASHCAT and PONS, per TradingBeats monitoring[1]. What remains is a combined short of about $20.74 million[2]. The CASHCAT leg is $5.74 million[3]; PONS carries the rest[4]. Floating profit on the trim: over $5 million[5].

Someone is long the other side of all of it, and the filing does not name them. The money is described as floating. The record does not say where it landed.

Who gains, who loses

Loracle's two-hour reduction of CASHCAT and PONS shorts[1] Loracle gains $5 million in floating profit; the longs on the other side of the combined $20.74 million book carry it.
The $20.74 million position left after the trim[2] the short side keeps its size while the buyers on the other side stay unnamed in the record.

Receipts

[1]

On September 14, 2026, trader Loracle steadily reduced his 3x leveraged short positions in CASHCAT and PONS over a two‑hour period, according to TradingBeats monitoring.

“Huo Xing Cai Jin reports that on September 14, according to TradingBeats monitoring, trader Loracle has been steadily reducing his 3x leveraged short positions in CASHCAT and PONS over the past two hours.”

[2]

After this two‑hour reduction of 3x leveraged shorts in CASHCAT and PONS on September 14, Loracle’s combined short position value stood at approximately $20.74 million.

“His current combined position value is approximately $20.74 million, with an unrealized profit exceeding $5 million—after previously facing a maximum unrealized loss of $6.3 million.”

[3]

As of the September 14 update, Loracle’s CASHCAT short position was approximately $5.74 million in value, with an average entry price of $0.207 and an unrealized profit of about $1.712 million.

“His CASHCAT short position stands at approximately $5.74 million, with an average entry price of $0.207, yielding an unrealized profit of about $1.712 million;”

[4]

On September 14, Loracle’s PONS short position was approximately $15 million, with an average entry price of $0.665 and an unrealized profit of about $3.298 million.

“his PONS short position is approximately $15 million, with an average entry price of $0.665, generating an unrealized profit of about $3.298 million.”

[5]

KuCoin’s flash note states that on September 14, Loracle adjusted his short positions in CASHCAT and PONS, realizing over $5 million in floating profit.

“On September 14, trader Loracle adjusted short positions in CASHCAT and PONS, realizing over $5 million in floating profit.”

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