LUNA2 traders are increasingly short despite 67.5% rally, $4 million liquidated
Downside pressure for Terraform Labs' LUNA2 mounts amid investigations and rumors from a "Terra insider." Terra (LUNA2) reversed a portion of the losses this June 9 as its price per token rose by as much as 67.5% on the day, catching many traders off-guard with their perpetual swap positions.LUNA2 traders are shorting itIn detail, LUNA2's price soared from $2 to as high as $3.58. The volatile intraday move coincided with the liquidation of nearly $4 million worth of LUNA2 trades on Binance and Bybit, including $2.46 million worth of short positions, data from Coinglass shows.Total LUNA2....
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