# Liquidation cascade on 2026-08-13

On 2026-08-13 our detector flagged $35.07M 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/2026-08-13 · attribute to ByKaranteli and quote the timestamp.
Snapshot taken 2026-08-13T15:30:00.000Z.

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

| Measure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Force-closed (USD) | $35.07M |
| Longs (share of total, USD) | 15%, $5.37M |
| Shorts (share of total, USD) | 85%, $29.70M |
| Bursts (30 minute windows over threshold) | 1 |

## Every burst on this day

| Window (UTC) | Total (USD) | Longs (USD) | Shorts (USD) | Coins swept | BTC move (%) |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |
| 15:00 to 15:30 | $35.07M | $5.37M | $29.70M | SNDKUSDT, SKHYNIXUSDT, ETHUSDT | -0.34% |

## 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 (%) |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| SNDKUSDT | $17.09M | 48.7 |
| SKHYNIXUSDT | $3.89M | 11.1 |
| ETHUSDT | $2.98M | 8.5 |
| BTCUSDT | $2.32M | 6.6 |
| SNXXUSDT | $1.88M | 5.4 |

## What price did

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

| Minute (UTC) | BTCUSDT close (USD) |
| --- | ---: |
| 2026-08-13 14:00 | 63722.6 |
| 2026-08-13 14:05 | 63687.5 |
| 2026-08-13 14:10 | 63714.7 |
| 2026-08-13 14:15 | 63836.7 |
| 2026-08-13 14:20 | 63794.9 |
| 2026-08-13 14:25 | 63825.5 |
| 2026-08-13 14:30 | 63771.6 |
| 2026-08-13 14:35 | 63931.6 |
| 2026-08-13 14:40 | 63919.3 |
| 2026-08-13 14:45 | 63918.3 |
| 2026-08-13 14:50 | 63885.5 |
| 2026-08-13 14:55 | 63862.3 |
| 2026-08-13 15:00 | 63883 |
| 2026-08-13 15:05 | 63841.3 |
| 2026-08-13 15:10 | 63825.8 |
| 2026-08-13 15:15 | 63777.5 |
| 2026-08-13 15:20 | 63817.5 |
| 2026-08-13 15:25 | 63728 |
| 2026-08-13 15:30 | 63590.4 |
| 2026-08-13 15:35 | 63637.4 |
| 2026-08-13 15:40 | 63668.6 |
| 2026-08-13 15:45 | 63681.3 |
| 2026-08-13 15:50 | 63660.3 |
| 2026-08-13 15:55 | 63601.4 |
| 2026-08-13 16:00 | 63407.7 |
| 2026-08-13 16:05 | 63465 |
| 2026-08-13 16:10 | 63439.1 |
| 2026-08-13 16:15 | 63435 |
| 2026-08-13 16:20 | 63463.6 |
| 2026-08-13 16:25 | 63525.6 |
| 2026-08-13 16:30 | 63404.4 |

## 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/2026-08-01
- Next cascade: /md/incidents/2026-08-20

## Related

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

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