Liquidation cascade on 2026-08-22
On 2026-08-22 our detector flagged $382.35M of forced closures across 3 detected bursts. Everything below is read from the real liquidation feed, not estimated: these are closures the exchanges actually broadcast.
This page documents what was liquidated, not why the move started. A cascade is the amplifier, rarely the trigger.
Every burst on this day
| Window (UTC) | Total | Long / short | Coins swept | BTC move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:30 to 05:30 | $300.81M | L $245.74M · S $55.06M | ETHUSDT, XRPUSDT, SOLUSDT | -1.95% |
| 05:00 to 05:30 | $50.04M | L $37.88M · S $12.16M | XRPUSDT, ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT | -1.79% |
| 10:00 to 10:30 | $31.50M | L $28.72M · S $2.78M | BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, XRPUSDT | -0.18% |
Which coins got swept
Forced-closure notional per symbol, summed across the day's bursts. A coin high on this list had the most leverage sitting where price went.
What price did
ETHUSDT minute closes around the day's largest burst, one hour either side.
How a day gets a page
Our detector reads the real liquidation tape in 30 minute buckets and flags a bucket when its total forced closures exceed the larger of 30 million USD and six times the trailing median bucket, so the bar moves with market conditions. A day gets a page only when at least one bucket cleared that bar. Quiet days have no page, which is why this archive is short and will stay honest as it grows.