Crypto longs lost $552 million overnight as bitcoin fell toward $78,000. Shorts lost just $28 million.
The long-to-short liquidation split was 20-to-1. Longs were crowded and they paid for it.
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- →Bitcoin fell near $78,000 in Asian hours today, triggering $552 million in long liquidations out of $581 million total, per CoinGlass.
- →A 20-to-1 long-to-short liquidation ratio shows the market was positioned heavily to the upside and one macro shock was enough to clean it out.
- →Watch whether bitcoin holds $78,000 through the U.S. open today. A close below within 24 hours signals more forced selling.
- liquidation → A forced sale that happens automatically when a trader's borrowed-money bet moves against them far enough that the exchange closes the position.
- longs → Bets that a price will go up. Traders holding longs profit when the market rises and lose when it drops.
CoinGlass showed $581 million in crypto liquidations over the past 24 hours. $552 million came from longs. Shorts lost $28 million. That's the only number that matters this morning.
Bitcoin slid near $78,000 in Asian hours, per CoinDesk. SOL and XRP each fell about 5%. The catalyst is named: a global bond selloff and the worst U.S. equity session since March.
A 20-to-1 long-to-short ratio tells you the market was positioned one way. One bad macro session cleaned it out. This happens when leverage builds slowly in a rising market. Then bonds sell off, equities break, and leveraged crypto longs absorb the losses first.
If you're holding leveraged longs right now, this is what the reset looks like. The number to watch is $78,000. A hold before the U.S. open today matters. A break lower opens the next leg.
Bybit and OKX are keeping max leverage where it is through a session that just cost longs $552 million. Their users carry that risk. They don't.
Bitcoin holding above $78,000 through the U.S. equity open today. A close below that level within 24 hours signals the cascade is not finished.
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