Liquidation cascade on 2026-10-08
On 2026-10-08 our detector flagged $1.02B of forced closures across 6 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 | $72.47M | L $70.88M · S $1.59M | BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, ZECUSDT | +0.07% |
| 11:00 to 11:30 | $37.89M | L $37.21M · S $675.2K | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT | -0.20% |
| 13:30 to 14:00 | $57.09M | L $54.84M · S $2.25M | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT | -0.16% |
| 15:00 to 17:30 | $587.83M | L $568.82M · S $19.01M | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT | -2.21% |
| 16:30 to 17:30 | $168.77M | L $162.86M · S $5.92M | BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, SOLUSDT | -0.54% |
| 17:00 to 17:30 | $94.60M | L $90.05M · S $4.54M | BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT, ETHUSDT | -0.11% |
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.