$HYPE is entering a high-pressure zone that usually doesn’t stay quiet for long.

A major whale re-entered aggressively with leverage before the breakout, while crowd positioning remains heavily short near the $25.5–$26 resistance.

With Open Interest rising, funding staying controlled, and price compressing inside a descending wedge, this is the exact environment where trapped shorts turn into fuel.

A clean daily close above $26 could trigger a fast expansion toward $28 and beyond as positioning flips.