Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a sharp surge today, briefly reaching $69,500. This sudden movement in the cryptocurrency market caught investors, particularly those holding short positions, off guard, with $1.21 billion in leveraged positions liquidated in just the last hour.
According to liquidation data, short positions accounted for $1.13 billion of the liquidations in the last hour, while long positions accounted for $78.62 million. Thus, approximately 93% of the liquidations came from investors expecting a price drop in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
According to TradingView data, the BTC/USDT pair on Binance, which was trading in the approximately $64,000-$65,000 range before the surge, experienced a rapid upward movement. After approaching $69,500, Bitcoin pulled back slightly and was trading around $68,500 at the time of writing. Currently, Bitcoin’s price has gained over 5% in the last 24 hours.
Altcoins followed Bitcoin’s rise. Ethereum (ETH) surpassed the $2,000 level, climbing above this price for the first time since June 2nd. Solana (SOL) also regained the $80 level.
Liquidation data shows that the rally has turned into a widespread short squeeze that is not limited to the last hour. In the last hour, $1.21 billion was liquidated, with $1.13 billion of that being short positions and $78.62 million being long positions. In the last four hours, total liquidations reached $1.36 billion, with $1.25 billion in short positions and $112.37 million in long positions closed.
In the last 12 hours, of the $1.41 billion in liquidations, $1.28 billion came from short positions and $131.10 million from long positions. Looking at the last 24 hours, the total liquidations reached $1.46 billion, with $1.30 billion from short positions and $164.72 million from long positions.
*This is not investment advice.
