A liquidation happens when a leveraged futures position loses so much that the exchange closes it automatically. Waves of long liquidations push prices down further; waves of short liquidations push them up. This page counts every Bitcoin, Ether and Solana liquidation published by the OKX exchange in the last 24 hours, collected every five minutes, and shows how much hit longs versus shorts.
In the last 2 hours (collection started 6 Oct, 15:58 UTC), $1.3M of Bitcoin, Ether and Solana perpetual-futures positions were liquidated on OKX: $1.3M of longs (100%) and $1K of shorts (0%). Longs took most of the losses, which usually happens when prices fall quickly. The largest single liquidation was a long BTC position worth $400K at 16:00 UTC.
Liquidations by coin, last 2 hours
| Coin | Longs | Shorts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | $926K | $0 | $926K |
| ETH | $294K | $27 | $294K |
| SOL | $30K | $1K | $31K |
Hour by hour
Data: OKX public liquidation orders for BTC-, ETH- and SOL-USDT perpetual swaps, collected every 5 minutes since 6 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC. Other exchanges do not publish a complete public liquidation list, so market-wide totals are several times higher than OKX alone. Updated 6 Oct 2026, 18:34 UTC. Not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
What is a liquidation in crypto?
When a trader borrows to open a position and the price moves against them far enough, their margin can no longer cover the loss. The exchange then closes the position at market price. That forced close is a liquidation.
Why only OKX?
OKX publishes a public list of filled liquidation orders that can be collected reliably. Binance and Bybit only stream a sample in real time. Market-wide totals across all exchanges are therefore several times higher than the OKX figures shown here, but the long/short split is usually similar.
What do large long liquidations mean?
They usually come with fast price drops: falling prices force leveraged longs to sell, which can push prices lower still. Large short liquidations usually come with fast rises.