Liquidation cascade on 2026-10-16
On 2026-10-16 our detector flagged $74.94M of forced closures across 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 to 11:30 | $32.17M | L $780.7K · S $31.39M | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT | +0.72% |
| 17:00 to 17:30 | $42.77M | L $41.87M · S $895.2K | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT | -0.56% |
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.