# Crypto Liquidations Hit $959.14M as Long Positions Dominate

> Crypto traders saw $959.14 million in leveraged positions forcibly closed overnight as long positions accounted for most of the market’s forced unwinds.
- Title: Crypto Liquidations Hit $959.14M as Long Positions Dominate
- Summary: Crypto traders saw $959.14 million in leveraged positions forcibly closed overnight as long positions accounted for most of the market’s forced unwinds.
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- Source: TokenPost — https://tokenpost.com/news/investing/32871
- Published: 2026-10-15T23:53:15+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: crypto, liquidations, long positions, bitcoin, ethereum, btc, eth, tokenpost, finance
## Crypto Liquidations
Crypto traders saw $959.14 million in leveraged positions forcibly closed in the 24-hour window ending at 1:31 a.m. ET (05:31 UTC) Oct. 15.
## Long Positions Dominated
Long positions represented 91.7% of the total, affecting 179,532 traders with Ether liquidations totaling $288.60 million and Bitcoin at $198.90 million.
## Largest Liquidation
The largest single closure was a $12.03 million long position in the BTC-USDT pair on Binance priced at $80,208.96.
## Key takeaway

Crypto traders saw $959.14 million in leveraged positions forcibly closed overnight as long positions dominated the market’s forced unwinds.