Liquidation cascade on 2026-08-23
On this day our detector flagged $173.00M of forced closures across 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:30 to 05:30 | $73.99M | L $68.04M · S $5.95M | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT | -0.97% |
| 05:00 to 05:30 | $31.81M | L $26.94M · S $4.87M | BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, XRPUSDT | -0.51% |
| 13:00 to 13:30 | $33.87M | L $2.39M · S $31.48M | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, XRPUSDT | +0.31% |
| 21:00 to 21:30 | $33.33M | L $149.7K · S $33.18M | ETHUSDT, BTCUSDT, SOLUSDT | +0.77% |
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.