Bitcoin Liquidation Map

Question 1

How do I read the liquidation map?

Answer

Price runs along one axis. The size of each bar is the total value of positions that would be liquidated in that price band, in dollars. Bars are coloured by leverage band, and hovering one shows the exact leverage a position opened right now would need in order to be liquidated at that price. Long liquidations sit below the current price, shorts above it.

Question 2

What is the difference between long and short liquidation levels?

Answer

Long positions are liquidated when the price falls to their liquidation level, so long clusters appear below the current price. Short positions are liquidated when the price rises, so short clusters appear above it.

Question 3

What does a large cluster on the liquidation map mean?

Answer

It marks a price level where a large amount of position value would be liquidated at once. These levels are watched because reaching them can trigger a cascade of forced orders and a sharp move. The largest cluster on the chart is highlighted as the Largest Magnet Zone.

Question 4

Are the levels on the liquidation map real orders?

Answer

They are liquidation prices, not resting orders. Each level comes from a real open position recorded on-chain, including the exchange's own liquidation price for that position, but a liquidation only fires if price actually reaches the level.

Question 5

Why is there no timeframe filter on the liquidation map?

Answer

Because liquidations fire in price order, not by how old a position is. Every currently open liquidation level is always on the chart. Other tools offer a lookback selector that quietly removes positions from the calculation; CoinMarketCap does not filter by position age anywhere in the product.

Question 6

Which assets and exchanges does the liquidation map cover?

Answer

Every coin with at least one derivatives market on Hyperliquid, viewable as a token-wide aggregate or as a single market. Coverage of centralised exchanges follows in a later release.

Question 7

How often does the liquidation map update?

Answer

The page loads new data every 60 seconds. The levels themselves change with trading activity on Hyperliquid, so a heavily traded coin will look different on most refreshes, while a coin with little activity may show the same levels for longer.