# Liquidation cascade on 2026-08-01

On 2026-08-01 our detector flagged $64.84M of forced closures across 1 detected burst. Everything below is read from the real liquidation feed, not estimated: these are closures the exchanges actually broadcast.

Source: https://bykaranteli.com/incidents/2026-08-01 · attribute to ByKaranteli and quote the timestamp.
Snapshot taken 2026-08-01T19:00:00.000Z.

This page documents what was liquidated, not why the move started. A cascade is the amplifier, rarely the trigger.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Force-closed (USD) | $64.84M |
| Longs (share of total, USD) | 99%, $64.27M |
| Shorts (share of total, USD) | 1%, $566.5K |
| Bursts (30 minute windows over threshold) | 1 |

## Every burst on this day

| Window (UTC) | Total (USD) | Longs (USD) | Shorts (USD) | Coins swept | BTC move (%) |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |
| 18:30 to 19:00 | $64.84M | $64.27M | $566.5K | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT | -0.06% |

## 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.

| Symbol | Force-closed (USD) | Share of the day (%) |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| ETHUSDT | $33.95M | 52.4 |
| BTCUSDT | $12.82M | 19.8 |
| SOLUSDT | $4.85M | 7.5 |
| DOGEUSDT | $2.54M | 3.9 |
| XRPUSDT | $1.78M | 2.7 |

## What price did

ETHUSDT minute closes around the day's largest burst, one hour either side. Every 5th minute below.

| Minute (UTC) | ETHUSDT close (USD) |
| --- | ---: |
| 2026-08-01 17:30 | 1861.75 |
| 2026-08-01 17:35 | 1861.24 |
| 2026-08-01 17:40 | 1860.16 |
| 2026-08-01 17:45 | 1862.1 |
| 2026-08-01 17:50 | 1858.85 |
| 2026-08-01 17:55 | 1860.57 |
| 2026-08-01 18:00 | 1860.31 |
| 2026-08-01 18:05 | 1860.52 |
| 2026-08-01 18:10 | 1861.74 |
| 2026-08-01 18:15 | 1859.14 |
| 2026-08-01 18:20 | 1851.93 |
| 2026-08-01 18:25 | 1853.1 |
| 2026-08-01 18:30 | 1844.19 |
| 2026-08-01 18:35 | 1840.8 |
| 2026-08-01 18:40 | 1839.7 |
| 2026-08-01 18:45 | 1827.89 |
| 2026-08-01 18:50 | 1824.48 |
| 2026-08-01 18:55 | 1830.78 |
| 2026-08-01 19:00 | 1835.29 |
| 2026-08-01 19:05 | 1838.69 |
| 2026-08-01 19:10 | 1837.52 |
| 2026-08-01 19:15 | 1836.12 |
| 2026-08-01 19:20 | 1837 |
| 2026-08-01 19:25 | 1835.59 |
| 2026-08-01 19:30 | 1838.86 |
| 2026-08-01 19:35 | 1837.21 |
| 2026-08-01 19:40 | 1834.8 |
| 2026-08-01 19:45 | 1835.97 |
| 2026-08-01 19:50 | 1838.17 |
| 2026-08-01 19:55 | 1836.26 |
| 2026-08-01 20:00 | 1835.01 |

## 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.

## Other cascade days

- Previous cascade: /md/incidents/2026-07-31
- Next cascade: /md/incidents/2026-08-13

## Related

- https://bykaranteli.com/incidents
- https://bykaranteli.com/liquidations
- https://bykaranteli.com/liqmap

Everything in one fetch: https://bykaranteli.com/llms-full.txt