A whale trader realized an $8.93 million profit by closing a 20,000 ETH long position after market volatility triggered by U.S. CPI data. The position was opened on August 19 at $1,936 and exited today at $2,421.6, exactly two months later. The trader had previously seen unrealized gains peak at $17.42 million when ETH reached $2,800 on September 22. The final locked-in profit represents roughly half of that maximum paper gain, as the position was closed during the post-CPI market decline.