# Crypto Liquidations Reach $335 Million as Long Positions Lead By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/43572 Published: 2026-10-29T13:48:42.000Z Updated: 2026-10-29T13:48:42.000Z Section: Investing > Bitcoin long liquidations totaled $47.54 million, while Ether’s long and short figures were closer at $35.42 million and $32.62 million. Crypto traders faced about $335 million in forced position closures over a 24-hour period tallied Thursday, with long positions accounting for about $208 million as losses outweighed those on shorts. Short positions accounted for about $126 million. Bitcoin (BTC) had $47.54 million in long liquidations and $19.77 million in short liquidations. Ether (ETH) had $35.42 million in long liquidations and $32.62 million in short liquidations. A liquidation is an exchange’s forced closure of a leveraged position when a trader can no longer meet margin requirements. Long positions bet on price gains, while short positions bet on declines. Bitcoin traded at $79,985, down 0.86% over 24 hours, as of 9:44 a.m. ET (13:44 UTC). An earlier [24-hour liquidation tally from Oct. 24]() put total liquidations at $335.5 million, with $283 million, or 84%, from long positions. ## Links in this article - [24-hour liquidation tally from Oct. 24](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/40350)