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DAILY▲ SHORTS 90%July 26, 2026

Shorts Dominate $73.8M Liquidation Wave on July 26

Traders got squeezed on July 26 as shorts absorbed the vast majority of liquidations, led by a massive ETH flush.

Total wiped
$73.8M
Largest liquidation
ETH
LONGS 10%SHORTS 90%

Daily Recap — UTC 2026-07-26

Total liquidations reached $73,770,618.07 for the session, with shorts bearing the brunt of the damage.

Long vs Short Split

  • Long liquidations: $7,427,917.90 (10% share)
  • Short liquidations: $66,342,700.16

The lopsided skew points to a sharp upside move catching leveraged short sellers off guard across majors and alts alike.

Top Symbols by Liquidation Value

  • ETHUSDT — $42,183,053.25 (short dominant)
  • BTCUSDT — $11,004,354.64 (short dominant)
  • 1000SHIBUSDT — $3,423,466.47 (short dominant)
  • SOLUSDT — $2,211,531.54 (short dominant)
  • DEXEUSDT — $1,940,535.40 (long dominant)

Largest Single Liquidation

The biggest individual event of the day was an ETHUSDT order totaling $8,629,612.89, underscoring Ether's outsized role in the short squeeze.

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