# Hyperliquid Short Squeeze Scanner

> Hyperliquid Short Squeeze Scanner is a paid API for AI agents from whaletape.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Identifies Hyperliquid markets primed for a short squeeze by combining stretched funding rates, high open interest, and whale positioning against retail, scored 0–100 with reasoning

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://whaletape.xyz/squeeze
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/hyperliquid-short-squeeze-scanner-e6d1f745
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_3EPoo1iivR9t5mIAyHfDK

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability hyperliquid-short-squeeze-scanner-e6d1f745
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the current short squeeze scanner from Whaletape and show me which Hyperliquid markets have the highest squeeze scores right now — I want to see the funding, open interest, and where the whales are positioned versus the crowd?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a pre-computed, multi-signal squeeze risk ranking across all Hyperliquid perpetual markets in a single call, rather than manually fetching funding rates, open interest, and whale flow separately and combining them yourself. It is especially valuable when you want the reasoning behind each score, not just raw numbers.

## Known failure modes

- No live data available if Hyperliquid feed is temporarily unavailable — may return empty or stale results
- Payment failure (x402) if USDC balance is insufficient — returns 402 Payment Required
- Rate limiting if called too frequently in a short window — returns 429
- Network timeout if whaletape.xyz is experiencing downtime — connection error

## How this service works

Markets where a squeeze can build: stretched funding plus high open interest plus whales positioned against the crowd, scored 0-100 with the reasoning shown

## Output

A list of Hyperliquid perpetual markets each scored 0–100 for squeeze potential, accompanied by the underlying signals: current funding rate stretch, open interest level, and whale net positioning versus the crowd, plus a human-readable explanation of the reasoning behind each score.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "note": "score 0-100; UP = shorts forced to buy, DOWN = longs forced to sell; educational heuristic",
  "squeeze": [
   {
    "score": 78.5,
    "symbol": "XRP",
    "reasons": [
     "funding -0.0300%/h: short crowd paying to stay"
    ],
    "crowd_side": "SHORT",
    "whales_opposed": true,
    "squeeze_direction": "UP"
   }
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-08-23T01:39:43Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/hyperliquid-short-squeeze-scanner-e6d1f745/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from whaletape.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/whaletape.xyz/llms.txt)