DAILY▲ SHORTS 81%August 17, 2026
Shorts Dominate $39.5M in Liquidations on Aug 17
Short positions accounted for the vast majority of liquidations on 2026-08-17, with BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT leading the session.
Total wiped
$39.5M
Largest liquidation
BTC
LONGS 19%SHORTS 81%
Daily Recap — 2026-08-17
Total liquidations across the session reached 39516168.4899032 USD, with shorts bearing the brunt of the activity. Short liquidations totaled 31828546.419519853 USD, while long liquidations came in at 7687622.070383251 USD — a 19% long share.
Top Symbols
The largest liquidations by symbol were:
- BTCUSDT — 19315072.087170016 USD, short-side dominant
- ETHUSDT — 9827434.77651 USD, short-side dominant
- GPSUSDT — 3008060.234265201 USD, short-side dominant
- ZECUSDT — 1745402.8087899992 USD, short-side dominant
- WLDUSDT — 601425.9763340999 USD, long-side dominant
Largest Single Liquidation
The biggest single liquidation of the day was a BTCUSDT order worth 5366810.2784 USD.