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BTC Liquidation — 2026-03-16 18:05

$14.40M liquidated in 89 seconds. BTC surged 0.2% from $74,076 to $74,236. Replay the event below.

Peak Price
$74,076
BTC
Highest Price
$74,236
+0.2%
Total Liquidated
$14.40M
Short Squeeze
Duration
89s
18:08:34 UTC
BTC Liquidation Cascade · 2026-03-16
Price
$74,076
Liq Vol
0
Depth
100%

BTC AUTOPSY

PRE-EVENT

Market conditions before the cascade. Orderbook depth appears normal.

Price
Orderbook Depth %
Liquidation Volume
Timeline (s)
0.00
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Event Breakdown

Long Liquidations
$0.00
Forced sells from leveraged longs
Short Liquidations
$14.40M
Forced buys from leveraged shorts
Price Recovery
$74,229
Final price after cascade exhaustion

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