Liquidation Heat Map Bitcoin
A map of liquidation levels in futures markets. The brighter the zone, the greater the total volume of positions that will be forcibly closed when that price is reached.
Bitcoin Liquidation Heatmap
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Top liquidation zones (24 hours)
| Price level | Type | Volume ($) | Exchanges |
|---|---|---|---|
| $79,500 | Лонги | $1.2B | |
| $76,000 | Лонги | $0.9B | |
| $87,000 | Шорты | $0.8B | |
| $90,500 | Шорты | $0.5B |
How to read Bitcoin's liquidation heatmap?
Liquidation Heat Map — a visualization of price levels where traders' margin positions are concentrated across all major derivatives exchanges. The zone's color indicates volume: from blue (few positions) to orange and bright yellow (large concentrations). When the price reaches a hot zone, exchanges forcibly close positions, triggering a downward momentum.
In November 2022, when BTC plunged from $21,000 to $15,500 in 48 hours amid FTX's bankruptcy, the heatmap had already shown a tight long zone in the $17,500–$18,000 range. After breaking through this level, there was a cascading sell-off: over $650 million in liquidations in 24 hours. Traders who read the heatmap knew that if the lower wall was broken, the price would accelerate, not stall.
The liquidation heatmap is especially useful during sideways movements. If a large short zone is located slightly above the current price, market makers are incentivized to "hunt" these orders—to close shorts, they must buy, creating upward momentum. Long zones below act similarly.
Types of liquidation zones
Long liquidation zones
Long positions cluster below the current price. When prices fall toward these positions, exchanges forcefully sell BTC, which intensifies the downward momentum. The brighter the zone, the greater the potential acceleration of the decline.
Short liquidation zones
Accumulations of short positions are above the current price. When the price rises toward them, exchanges are forced to buy BTC—a short squeeze, which can lead to explosive growth of 5–15% in minutes.
Hot clusters
Particularly dense zones—bright yellow and orange spots—attract price. The market often moves toward them, even when there's no apparent fundamental reason. This is called "liquidation hunting."
Empty zones
Cold (blue) zones are price ranges without significant positions. In these zones, the price typically moves quickly, encountering neither support nor resistance from forced closes.