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Ethereum Faces Heavy Short-Term Liquidations

I observed significant forced liquidations in the last four hours: roughly $56.98M on Ethereum and $19.67M on Bitcoin. These figures point to a short-term spike in deleveraging, with Ethereum taking the larger hit.

I view this as a sign of elevated volatility and potential short-term capitulation among leveraged traders, especially in ETH. The imbalance suggests ETH positions were more crowded or more leveraged than BTC during this move.

I'll be watching order books, funding rates and price action for confirmation before taking directional risk; for now this looks like stress-driven liquidation rather than a clear trend reversal.

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Analysis

Large liquidations indicate concentrated leverage and rapid deleveraging, with ETH notably more affected than BTC. This often creates short-term volatility and can either accelerate a downmove or clea...

Recommendation

Exercise caution: avoid adding leverage, monitor funding rates and depth, and wait for confirmation of price stabilization before initiating new positions; consider buying on weakness only after clear...

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