# Shorts Make Up 78% of $244 Million in Crypto Futures Liquidations By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/37439 Published: 2026-10-22T04:10:03.000Z Updated: 2026-10-22T04:10:03.000Z Section: Investing > Short positions totaled $190 million, while Bitcoin and Ether liquidations together reached about $126.73 million. Crypto futures liquidations reached $244 million in a 24-hour tally dated Oct. 21, with short liquidations accounting for nearly 78% of the total and about 3.5 times the value of long liquidations. Shorts totaled $190 million, or about 78% of the tally. Longs made up the remaining $53.94 million, roughly 22% of the total. Bitcoin (BTC) liquidations reached $78.72 million, while Ether (ETH) liquidations totaled $48.01 million. Together, Bitcoin and Ether accounted for $126.73 million, just over half of the overall total. Liquidations involving other crypto assets made up the balance. The largest single liquidation was an $8.74 million Binance ETHUSDT contract, about 3.6% of the total. An [earlier crypto liquidation tally]() also broke out long and short positions. ## Links in this article - [earlier crypto liquidation tally](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/33889)