Bitcoin Has Recovered Back Above The $63,000 Level
Following the news of the US Federal Reserve cutting back on interest rates, Bitcoin has responded positively, with its price breaking above the $63,000 level.
The chart below shows what the asset’s recent performance has looked like.Crypto Derivatives Market Has Observed $201 Million In Liquidations Today
According to data from , a large amount of liquidations have occurred in the cryptocurrency derivatives market during the last 24 hours. “Liquidation” here refers to the forceful closure that any open contract undergoes after amassing a certain percentage of loss.
Here is a table that breaks down the data related to liquidations in the sector over the past day: As displayed above, the cryptocurrency market as a whole has seen more than $201 million in liquidations during the last 24 hours. Out of these, about $147 million of the flush has involved short contracts.A mass liquidation event like today is popularly known as a “squeeze.” As the latest squeeze has mainly involved the shorts, it would be called a short squeeze.
Events like these aren’t particularly rare in cryptocurrency because most coins can act volatilely and speculation is generally quite active. Compounded by the fact that many speculators aren’t afraid to touch leverage, large liquidations can easily occur. As for how the latest squeeze has looked regarding the contribution from the individual symbols, the heat map below reveals it. As is the norm, Bitcoin has topped the charts with $78 million in liquidations, more than twice the $36 million Ethereum registered in second place. Solana has seen the most liquidations of the rest at $11 million.