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<h2 id="quick-take">Quick Take</h2>
Bitcoin has achieved a new milestone, fortifying a support level at $35,000 and hitting fresh year-to-date highs last night on Nov. 1. In the past 24 hours, per data from Coinglass, a staggering 60,851 traders have faced liquidations, leading to a cumulative loss of approximately $160 million.
A deeper dive into the data reveals an interesting trend. Over $100 million of the liquidated amount was due to short liquidations, making up nearly 62% of the total liquidations. This indicates an overwhelming majority of traders betting against digital assets performance were caught off guard by this sudden uptick, resulting in considerable losses.
Furthermore, Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, contributed a majority share to this phenomenon with $76 million worth of liquidations.
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 Liquidation heatmap: (Source: Coinglass)
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Upon examining the liquidation heatmap on Binance for the BTC/USDT pair, it becomes evident that there’s a significant liquidation threshold at $35,000. Should this support level be violated, it could potentially trigger a downward trend for Bitcoin. Notably, there are two substantial liquidation levels at around $34,000, each estimated to be approximately $140 million, further reinforcing the critical significance of these price points in the market dynamics.
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 <img src="https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/liq1.png" alt="BTC/USDT Binance Liquidation Heatmap: (Source: Coinglass)" width="1286" height="625">
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 BTC/USDT Binance Liquidation Heatmap: (Source: Coinglass)
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Bitcoin surges to new yearly high of $35,950, causing over $100M in short liquidations

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