Over $4.8B in longs got liquidated in just one week with a staggering $2.99B wiped out on Monday alone.
That’s one of the heaviest liquidation waves of 2025, shaking both retail traders and leveraged funds. 📉
The flush highlights how fragile high-leverage positioning remains as volatility spikes. While painful for longs, it often resets funding rates and paves the way for more sustainable moves ahead.
Markets are cleaning house the question now is: was this the capitulation before the next leg up, or just the start of deeper pain?
