Bitcoin Short Liquidations Reach $18.27 Million in One Hour

Bitcoin (BTC) short liquidations totaled $18.27 million in the hour ending at 4:07 a.m. ET Sunday, Nov. 15, as the asset rose 2.83% to $65,821.

The combined three-exchange total was $18.43 million. It comprised $18.27 million in short positions and $160,000 in long positions. Short liquidations were about 114 times the long-side amount. Bitcoin gained $1,814, climbing from $64,007 at the beginning of the hour to $65,821 at the end.

TokenPost’s tally combines public liquidation figures collected from Binance, Bybit and OKX. The one-hour window ran from 3:07 to 4:07 a.m. ET (08:07 to 09:07 UTC), with the snapshot taken at the period’s close. It covers those three exchanges only and is not a marketwide total.

Bitcoin ranked as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Within the same observation window, its price increased by 2.83%, while short positions made up nearly all of the liquidation value recorded by TokenPost across the three exchanges.