# OKX Liquidates Single $8.6 Million Bitcoin Short Position

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-19T07:44:58.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-19T07:44:58.000Z
Section: Investing

> The BTC perpetual futures position was liquidated at $83,118 at 3:34 a.m. ET (07:34 UTC) on Oct. 19.

A single $8.6 million short position in Bitcoin (BTC) perpetual futures was liquidated on OKX at 3:34 a.m. ET (07:34 UTC) on Oct. 19.

The liquidation price was $83,118. The event was recorded in a direct collection of OKX public liquidation data. The $8.6 million figure represents one short position closed in a single transaction, rather than an exchange-wide total.

The recorded event identifies the venue, time, position size and liquidation price of this individual BTC short. It does not measure total liquidations on OKX during the same period.