Bitcoin Rockets 1,530% in Liquidation Imbalance in Crypto Bloodbath

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So, Bitcoin-oh boy. It just *had* to go and do something ridiculous, right? According to CoinGlass, we’ve got this *unbelievable* liquidation imbalance, and no, it’s not a typo. In the last four hours, a *whopping* $5.62 million in positions got margin-called. And get this, the breakdown is nuts: $5.28 million in longs were squeezed out, while a measly $345,000 in shorts got hit. That’s like 1,530% imbalance. Yeah, you heard me right. The math checks out, but it’s kind of absurd when you think about it.

Now, why did this happen? Oh, just the usual chaos-Bitcoin bouncing between $111,000 and $111,300. The price couldn’t hold onto its little victory dance and slid back down like a deflating balloon. It’s like when you think you’re in the clear, and then BAM!-a random price drop smacks you in the face. People thought it was all smooth sailing, and then-surprise! Margin calls. Who could have seen it coming?

And get this-trading’s so thin right now, it’s like walking on a tightrope in a hurricane. And yet, here we are with all this overtrading happening. It’s like everyone forgot about common sense. Apparently, common sense left the building a long time ago.

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Oh, and here’s a fun one for you: the account ratios across exchanges don’t even show the carnage happening to the longs. Binance’s BTC/USDT ratio is a cool 1.89, OKX is right there at 1.88, and top traders on Binance are holding more long positions than shorts-by *double*. That’s just a disaster waiting to happen, isn’t it?

This is the problem: that positioning gap is like a ticking time bomb. The moment the price doesn’t go the way people are betting, boom, liquidations explode. It’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion, except you can’t look away.

So, here we are, Bitcoin chilling around $111,140-pretty much unchanged-but behind the scenes, the data’s telling a different story. Leverage is still tilted way to one side, so if this keeps up, shorts are going to keep playing havoc with long positions. It’s like watching a game of tug-of-war, but with no rope.

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2025-08-27 18:47