$BTC Futures Liquidation Dynamics

Long Liquidations

• A notable milestone: If BTC drops to $96.8k, around $13.3 billion in long positions could be liquidated — a massive move that could trigger a sharp cascade of downside pressure.

• liquidation event wiped out $1.5 billion of long bets amid increased volatility.

• Historically, key long stop-loss/liquidation zones lie between $72k–$96k, with a major band noted at $72k in older analysis.

Bullish bias holds as long as BTC remains above $110k–$111k. A clean break could feed a rally toward $115k–$120k, fueled by short squeezes.

Downside risk isn’t negligible: breach of $107k could lead to a hard correction, and deeper breakdowns past $96k would accelerate liquidations.

• Real-time liquidation heatmaps (CoinGlass, Coinalyze).

• Open interest & funding rates – tracking leveraged sentiment.

• On-chain/ETF flows – institutional ETF outflows/inflows often trigger sharp moves.

• Key technical zones – $110k, $115.5k, $120k, plus $107k & $96k.