DAILY▲ SHORTS 82%August 21, 2026
Shorts Dominate $601M in Liquidations on Aug 21, 2026
A heavy short-squeeze session saw nearly $601M liquidated across crypto derivatives on 2026-08-21, with shorts accounting for 82% of the total. BTCUSDT led the charge with the single largest liquidation event of the day.
Total wiped
$601M
Largest liquidation
BTC
LONGS 18%SHORTS 82%
Daily Recap — 2026-08-21
The UTC day closed with $601,293,494.99 in total liquidations. Shorts bore the brunt of the move, with $490,305,055.17 liquidated versus $110,988,439.82 on the long side. Longs made up just 18% of the total, signalling a sharply bearish-positioning unwind.
Top Symbols
- BTCUSDT — $286,276,764.18 liquidated, short-dominated
- ETHUSDT — $160,182,418.74 liquidated, short-dominated
- SOLUSDT — $23,252,325.66 liquidated, short-dominated
- XRPUSDT — $15,921,480.91 liquidated, short-dominated
- ZECUSDT — $14,131,882.76 liquidated, short-dominated
Largest Single Liquidation
The biggest individual event of the day was a BTCUSDT liquidation worth $14,335,422.86, consistent with the broader short-driven pattern seen across the top symbols.