Crypto liquidations jump 136% to $163M in 24 hours, 68% are shorts
- —24-hour liquidations reached $163 million, up 136.13% day-over-day
- —Shorts totaled $111.14 million (68.1%), longs $52.08 million
- —NEAR saw $8.56 million liquidated, 84.6% shorts, as price rose 9.74%
- —Open interest rose 1.34% to $144.2 billion; volume up 37.79%
Why it matters: Rising OI and volume on the bounce signal leverage is returning; key BTC liquidity sits at $84,400–84,600 above and $81,500–82,500 below.
Source: Blockmedia