Liquidation cascade on 2026-10-02
On 2026-10-02 our detector flagged $208.65M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:00 to 04:30 | $83.48M | L $1.22M · S $82.26M | BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, SOLUSDT | +1.41% |
| 08:00 to 08:30 | $31.08M | L $810.2K · S $30.27M | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT | +0.34% |
| 18:30 to 19:00 | $94.09M | L $92.77M · S $1.33M | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, ZECUSDT | -0.38% |
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.