Liquidation
The forced closure of a leveraged trading position when the trader's margin falls below the maintenance requirement. Mass liquidations can cause cascading price moves as the exchange's liquidation engine market-sells (for longs) or market-buys (for shorts) large quantities.
Definition
The forced closure of a leveraged trading position when the trader's margin falls below the maintenance requirement. Mass liquidations can cause cascading price moves as the exchange's liquidation engine market-sells (for longs) or market-buys (for shorts) large quantities.
Live Data Example </> API
# Liquidation live data
$ curl command:
curl https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/liquidations?coin=BTC
Endpoint: /v1/signals/liquidations?coin=BTC
Current Liquidation data from the Algo Tick API:
{
"active_alerts": [],
"coins_scanned": 1,
"thresholds": {
"critical": {
"1m_pct": 2,
"5m_pct": 5
},
"extreme": {
"1m_pct": 5,
"5m_pct": 10
},
"warning": {
"1m_pct": 1,
"5m_pct": 2
}
},
"timestamp": "2026-06-17T06:08:19.001Z"
}# Fetch this yourself:
curl https://algotick.dev/v1/signals/liquidations?coin=BTCRelated Terms
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