# Crypto Liquidations Reach $131.7 Million as Shorts Take 64%

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-20T06:52:54.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-20T06:52:54.000Z
Section: Investing

> Ether led the listed symbols with $45.8 million in liquidations. Binance recorded the largest exchange total at $80.6 million.

Crypto traders saw $131.7 million in positions forcibly closed across Binance, Bybit and OKX over 24 hours through Oct. 19, with short positions accounting for 64% of the total.

The window ended Oct. 19 at 8:07 p.m. ET (Oct. 20 at 00:07 UTC) and included 32,414 orders. Short positions made up $84.6 million of the total, while long positions accounted for $47.1 million. A liquidation is the forced closure of a leveraged trading position.

Ether (ETH) led the listed symbols with $45.8 million in liquidations, including $32.7 million in shorts and $13.2 million in longs. Bitcoin (BTC) followed at $35.8 million, comprising $23.8 million in shorts and $12 million in longs.

ZEC recorded $7.8 million in liquidations, SOL had $5.2 million, Q had $4.6 million and SOXL had $2.3 million. Short liquidations exceeded long liquidations for each of the six listed symbols.

Binance recorded $80.6 million in liquidations, followed by OKX at $41.4 million and Bybit at $9.7 million. Together, the three exchange totals matched the $131.7 million period total.

The largest single liquidation was an $11.8 million Ether short position on Binance, recorded at 9:21 p.m. ET Oct. 18 (Oct. 19 at 01:21 UTC).