March 17th, multiple whale addresses collectively went long on HYPE. The 0xE7ec address went long on 267,758 HYPE with 3x leverage, the 0x535e address went long on 111,694 HYPE with 10x leverage, the 0x7E4E address went long on 200,000 HYPE with 2x leverage, with a total value exceeding $25 million.
March 16, according to Onchain Lens data, a certain institutional address maintained high-leverage long positions amid market recovery, with unrealized profits exceeding $23.5 million. Their holdings include 70,000.7 ETH and 700 BTC, with recent new profits reaching $15.5 million.
Gate News reported that on March 16, Standard Chartered Bank raised its price forecast for Brent crude oil (international crude oil benchmark price), raising its 2026 forecast to $85.5 per barrel and its 2027 forecast to $77.5 per barrel.