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Crypto Liquidations Affect Both Long And Short Positions Despite Market Downturn

Published 15/06/2022, 20:31
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Despite the recent downturn reported by Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and the larger crypto market, large-scale liquidations seemingly affected both long and short position holders despite the market moving down.

What Happened: A chart offered by crypto data firm Coinglass shows that on Monday liquidations affected both bulls and short-sellers almost equally with $468 million of short positions and $685.5 million of long positions liquidated within 24 hours. The liquidations happened as the crypto market bled from Monday's total market cap of $1.1 trillion down to $902 billion on Tuesday for an 18% loss, according to CoinMarketCap data.

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While some would expect liquidations to disproportionately affect long positions during market downturns, that's not always the case. On Tuesday, the difference was even slimmer, with nearly $312 million of shorts and under $270 million of long positions being liquidated as the market bounced back for a difference of just 13%.

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