Live Liquidations

Watch leveraged positions get wiped out in real time across seven major exchanges.

What is Live Liquidations?

Live Liquidations streams liquidation events as they happen across Binance, Bybit, OKX, Gate.io, Bitget, HTX, and Hyperliquid. Every time a leveraged position gets forcefully closed because it hit its margin threshold, it appears in this feed. You see the symbol, side (long or short), size, exchange, and exact timestamp.

Liquidations are one of the most important forces in crypto markets. When a large number of positions get liquidated in sequence, it creates a cascade effect — each liquidation pushes the price further, triggering more liquidations. Understanding where and when liquidations happen gives you insight into market stress, leverage levels, and potential reversal zones.

This tool aggregates data from seven exchanges simultaneously, giving you the most complete picture of liquidation activity available. Individual exchange feeds only show part of the story — Live Liquidations shows the full picture.

Key Concepts

• Liquidation: A forced closure of a leveraged position when the trader’s margin is insufficient to maintain it
• Long Liquidation: A buy position forced closed — happens when price drops below the liquidation price
• Short Liquidation: A sell position forced closed — happens when price rises above the liquidation price
• Cascade: A chain reaction where liquidations cause price movement that triggers more liquidations

How to Use Live Liquidations

1. Open Live Liquidations from the sidebar
2. The feed begins streaming immediately with real-time data
3. Use exchange filters to focus on specific venues, or set a minimum value threshold to filter out noise
4. Review the summary panels: total liquidation value, total count, largest single liquidation, and the Long/Short ratio visualization
5. Check the Top Liquidated Symbols panel and hourly breakdown charts for pattern recognition

What to Look For

• Bullish signals: Heavy short liquidations indicate a short squeeze in progress. If short liquidation volume vastly exceeds long liquidations, bears are getting trapped.
• Bearish signals: Cascading long liquidations, especially increasing in size, signal a leverage flush. Watch for the largest single liquidation events — they often mark the climax of a move.
• Key patterns: Liquidation spikes often mark local tops or bottoms. A sudden burst of liquidations followed by declining activity can signal exhaustion. Pay attention to which symbols lead the liquidation activity.
• Combine with: Liquidation Analytics for statistical context, Liquidation Heatmap for visualizing where future liquidations cluster, Visual Screener for understanding the broader market reaction

Supported Exchanges

Tips

• Set a minimum value filter (e.g., $10,000+) to focus on significant liquidations and reduce noise from small positions
• Use the symbol search to monitor liquidations on a specific coin you are trading
• Liquidation data is reactive, not predictive — it tells you what just happened, which helps you understand the current market dynamic but should be combined with forward-looking tools