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- Crypto Markets See $694 Million in Long-Position Liquidations
Bitcoin and Ether were among the most affected assets as leveraged derivatives positions were forcibly closed during the sell-off.
· Investing
- CME Group Shares Fall 1.18%; Cloud Migration Update Follows Close
The company completed initial cloud testing and plans to move livestock markets to its Aurora, Illinois, facility in late 2027.
· Technology
- Crypto Contract Liquidations Reach $348 Million in 24 Hours
Long-position liquidations totaled $195 million, while short positions accounted for $152 million. Bitcoin and Ether recorded the largest asset-level totals.
· Investing
- COINUSDT Holds Near $182.65 Pivot as Long Positioning Meets Net Selling
The Binance perpetual traded at $182.46, while open interest fell 1.61% and long positions dominated measured accounts.
· Investing
- XLM Holds Near $0.20 as Mixed Signals Keep Market in Balance
Stellar’s native token remains above its 200-day average but below several shorter-term measures as derivatives positioning stays nearly even.
· Investing
- Solana Trades at $112.96 as $116 Resistance Keeps Downside in Focus
SOL remained below $116.03 resistance and its 20-day moving average, with $106 and $95 identified as conditional downside scenarios.
· Investing
- Cardano’s ADA Holds Near $0.25 as Recovery Case Stays Conditional
ADA is above its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day exponential moving averages, while spot-market and futures indicators remain cautious.
· Investing
- Gate Ranks Among Top Three Exchanges With $14.1 Billion in Open Interest
Gate’s contract open interest was about $14.1 billion over the past 24 hours as of 1:16 a.m. ET (05:16 UTC) on Oct. 12.
· Investing
- EIGEN Rebound Puts $69.61 Million Liquidation Cluster in Focus
EigenCloud’s token rose 10% to $0.248 after bouncing from support near $0.22, while derivatives positioning remained mixed.
· Investing
- Bitcoin trades at 113.35 million won as 66% of active Korean crypto names rise
Bitcoin traded at 113.35 million won as 35 of 53 active Korean crypto names advanced. Kaia led turnover despite a 9.2% decline, while liquidations reached $158.83 million.
· Investing
- Crypto Liquidations Total $70.71 Million Over Past 24 Hours
Short positions accounted for $38.39 million of liquidations, compared with $32.32 million for long positions.
· Investing
- BABAUSDT Trades Near $111.60 Resistance as Open Interest Rises
The USDT-margined perpetual contract traded at $111.14 at 6 a.m. ET on Oct. 11, below resistance at $111.37 and $111.60.
· Investing
- QQQUSDT Holds Near $751 as Open Interest Falls 5.1%
The futures contract traded in a narrow range while buy-side taker volume exceeded sell-side activity and the MACD histogram reached zero.
· Investing
- Avalanche Trades Below $10.40 as $12.20 Target Remains Conditional
AVAX traded at $10.30 early Oct. 11, while a potential move toward $12.20 depends on reclaiming and holding $10.40.
· Investing
- Bitcoin Stays Near $83K as Mixed Signals Leave Momentum Unclear
Bitcoin remained below several short-term averages but above its 50-day and 200-day averages, while derivatives positioning stayed net long.
· Investing
- Morning market: Bitcoin at 113.13 million won as Bithumb’s STRK jumps 51%
South Korea’s crypto market showed renewed risk appetite, with Bitcoin at 113.13 million won and Bithumb-listed Starknet up 51.3%. Turnover reached 1.9 trillion won.
· Investing
- Crypto Liquidations Total $91.63 Million on Oct. 10, 2026
Measured totals ranged from $91.6 million to about $1.19 billion in separate 24-hour windows, while the record-scale event occurred in 2025.
· Investing
- Optimism’s OP Recovery Faces Test as Positioning Turns More Constructive
OP rebounded after a roughly 12% fall, while open interest and funding data pointed to more constructive derivatives positioning without confirming further gains.
· Investing
- October 2025 Crash Shows How Leverage Can Drive Crypto Liquidations
Bitcoin fell from about $122,000 to $105,000 after reaching a record near $126,000, triggering roughly $19 billion in crypto liquidations.
· Investing
- Dogecoin Holds Near $0.09 as Technical Signals Stay Mixed
DOGE remained near the lower Bollinger Band while market positioning leaned long and recent taker activity favored sellers.
· Investing
- Binance Coin (BNB) Holds Near $748 Below Short-Term Averages
BNB stayed above its 50-day and 200-day averages as derivatives accounts remained net long and one-hour taker flow favored sellers.
· Investing
- Crypto Exchange Derivatives Volume Climbed 9.4% to $3.84 Trillion
The 12-exchange sample recorded $3.84 trillion in September 2026, while the derivatives-to-spot ratio fell to 5.51x from 6.87x in August.
· Investing
- Bitcoin Volatility Falls in 2026 as Extreme Daily Moves Exceed 2018 Pace
Bitcoin’s annualized volatility is about 46% year to date, but it has posted 10 three-sigma daily moves through Oct. 9, compared with eight during all of 2018.
· Investing
- CFTC Draws Line Between Gambling and Prediction-Market Contracts
An interim final rule excludes traditional sports wagers and casino games from the swap definition, while a separate proposal would classify several event contracts as swaps.
· Regulation
- Crypto Liquidations Top $1 Billion, While XRP Accounts for 2.7%
The 24-hour liquidation wave affected more than 180,000 traders, with long positions bearing most of the losses.
· Investing
- Tesla Sets Oct. 21 Earnings Date as TSLAUSDT Contract Tracks Shares
Tesla will release third-quarter results after market close, while its TSLAUSDT perpetual contract offers leveraged exposure to the company’s shares without shareholder rights.
· Investing
- NVIDIA-Linked Binance Derivative Falls 0.63% as Open Interest Rises
The derivative traded at $234.68 while open interest rose 8.73% to 832,940 contracts valued at $207.9 million.
· Investing
- TRON Trades Near $0.33 Below 50-Day EMA as Momentum Stays Weak
TRX fell 0.78% over 24 hours, while negative funding and rising open interest showed mixed derivatives positioning.
· Investing
- Crypto Market Liquidations Reach $1.19 Billion as Ether Takes Heavy Hit
More than $1 billion in bullish positions were liquidated, while Ether liquidations reached $356 million compared with $298 million for Bitcoin.
· Investing
- $804.2 Million in Crypto Liquidations Hit as Longs Take 89%
Ether and Bitcoin led losses across Binance, Bybit and OKX during the 24-hour period ending Oct. 8.
· Investing
- Sky Falls 12% as Derivatives Activity Weakens and Open Interest Drops
Open interest in SKY perpetual contracts fell 13% to about $51 million as funding turned negative, while Sky’s protocol fees totaled $27.22 million over 30 days.
· Investing
- STRK’s 20% Rally Highlights Long Bias as Spot Flows Raise Concerns
Long volume exceeded short volume across 10 major exchanges, while funding turned positive and open interest rose by $17.27 million in 24 hours.
· Investing
- Coinbase Says U.S. Traders Can Access 80% of Crypto Derivatives Liquidity
The Oct. 8 announcement adds to Coinbase’s broader derivatives expansion following its Deribit integration and U.S. clearinghouse approval.
· Business
- Crypto Derivatives See $455 Million in Liquidations in One Hour
Long positions accounted for $427 million, or about 93.7% of the total, as Ether led liquidations among major tokens.
· Investing
- Ether Slips Below Lower Bollinger Band as Short-Term Momentum Stalls
Ether traded at $2,571.66 on Oct. 8 after a 1.71% 24-hour decline, while low Stochastic readings contrasted with a zero MACD histogram.
· Investing
- XRP Extends Three-Session Slide as Bearish Positioning Weighs
XRP traded near $1.422 Thursday and was down more than 6% for the week as negative funding and a sub-1 long-to-short ratio signaled bearish positioning.
· Investing
- Crypto Liquidations Reach $255.9 Million as Longs Bear 88% of Losses
Long positions accounted for $224.6 million across 49,168 orders in the 24 hours ending Oct. 8 at 2:15 a.m. ET.
· Investing
- Whale Holds $252.3 Million Ether Position With Two Liquidation Prices
The 98,089-ETH long position faces liquidation at $2,446.48 and $2,424.47.
· Investing
- Bitcoin, Ether Options Worth $2.16B Set To Expire Oct. 9
About 22,000 Bitcoin options and 123,000 Ether options are scheduled to expire, with combined notional value of $2.16 billion.
· Investing
- PONS Rises More Than 10% Despite Negative Net Flows as Open Interest Climbs
Positive funding and rising open interest pointed to stronger leveraged participation, but the data did not establish whether new positions were bullish or bearish.
· Investing