DAILY▲ SHORTS 85%September 3, 2026
Shorts dominate $215M in liquidations on Sept 3, 2026
A sharp short squeeze drove $183.9M in short liquidations against just $31.7M in longs on 2026-09-03, with BTCUSDT accounting for the largest single liquidation of $5.3M.
Total wiped
$216M
Largest liquidation
BTC
LONGS 15%SHORTS 85%
Daily summary
Total liquidations for the UTC day reached $215,544,200.66, with shorts bearing the brunt. Short liquidations totaled $183,857,684.94, while long liquidations came in at $31,686,515.72 — meaning longs accounted for just 15% of the session's wiped positions.
Top symbols
- BTCUSDT: $101,237,015.53 liquidated, short side dominant
- ETHUSDT: $40,69,697.91 liquidated, short side dominant
- ZECUSDT: $10,074,916.09 liquidated, short side dominant
- SOLUSDT: $7,522,615.68 liquidated, short side dominant
- XRPUSDT: $5,716,955.03 liquidated, short side dominant
Largest single liquidation
The biggest individual liquidation of the day was a BTCUSDT position worth $5,299,531.93. With every top symbol showing short-dominant liquidations, the session clearly favored a downside squeeze that forced leveraged shorts to cover.