2026-01-08 07:22:23

Currently, Bitcoin is fluctuating around $90,000. Many people are still watching the charts and daily candles, but the real signals are actually written in the liquidation data. According to on-chain data, once BTC drops below $90,000, a total of $1.07 billion in long positions across exchanges will be directly liquidated, which is no small amount. On the flip side, if the price can surge above $92,000, then $417 million in short positions will be forced to liquidate.

In simple terms, this is a huge leverage trap. The price repeatedly tests between these two levels, with both bulls and bears gambling heavily here. From a technical perspective, the support at $90,000 is actually quite fragile—like a piece of paper, it can break with a poke. Once it breaks down, the liquidation of long positions worth billions will snowball, pushing the price lower, possibly testing levels around $88,000 or even lower.

But on the other hand, the elastic band could also snap back. If tomorrow’s U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling injects some liquidity into the market, BTC could leverage this to surge above $92,000, and a short squeeze could give the price a boost.

For traders, my three main suggestions are:

**First, high leverage is suicide.** At such sensitive levels, opening leverage is just giving money to the exchanges—there are too many bloody lessons to learn.

**Second, set your stop-loss properly.** Keep a close eye on the $90,000 support level for longs, and be cautious of a rebound at $92,000 for shorts—never hold onto a losing position.

**Third, be prepared.** The real opportunities often appear during panic drops or volume breakouts. Following the trend during these times can be a chance to pick up bargains.

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LidoStakeAddict

· 01-11 07:20

Over 1.07 billion orders hanging overhead, nearing death. The leverage traders are about to perform a liquidation show again.

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LoneValidator

· 01-11 04:45

10.7 billion USD long positions, this time it's really going to break. --- Another "90,000 is support," but it gets broken just like paper, isn't the painful lesson enough? --- Waiting for tomorrow's tariff ruling, maybe a positive news will directly wipe out 8,000 points. --- If you don't use high leverage, you're not even qualified to play; the problem is, if your brain isn't enough, you don't qualify either. --- It's true that people are holding positions, but how many are really listening? Anyway, I'm just here to watch the fun. --- All the bullets are loaded, just waiting for the unlucky one to be knocked down first. --- How many times has 90,000 been mentioned? Every time they say it's going to break. Is that all the crypto circle has? --- The phrase "get ready with bullets" means waiting for others to get liquidated to buy the dip. Be more realistic. --- I find liquidation data more accurate than reading K-line charts; this time, it's really a bit uncertain.

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TokenVelocityTrauma

· 01-08 07:52

Over 1 billion orders waiting to be wiped out, this is the current game rule, players are all lambs.

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RektRecorder

· 01-08 07:51

Over 1 billion orders are waiting to explode, this is a meat grinder. --- The 90,000 line is really as thin as paper, a tap and it collapses. --- Another liquidation feast, I bet there will be casualties again this time. --- Stop loss, stop loss, stop loss. How many times have I said it? Some still hold their positions, serves them right. --- The probability of a rubber band snapping back, I think it's uncertain. --- To those using high leverage, goodbye everyone. --- Liquidity comes in and then pushes the price up, I'm tired of this routine. --- Keep your bullets ready; panic is the real opportunity.

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DataPickledFish

· 01-08 07:49

Over 1.07 billion orders were just a tap away from breaking, this is the feast that exchanges want to see. --- It's that 90,000 mark again, every time we have to be cut once before we're satisfied, right? --- The leverage trap is written quite clearly, but how many actually take advice... --- Whether the rubber band snaps back depends on whether the US side gives face; anyway, my bullets are already loaded. --- I've heard the phrase "high leverage suicide" countless times, yet people still go all out to send money. --- Liquidation data is much more honest than K-line; those who didn't choose the wrong direction this time should be able to make a small profit. --- A short position at 92,000 was wiped out; if this short squeeze succeeds, it will be quite lively. --- Setting stop-loss orders properly sounds easy, but at critical moments, many still hold their positions. --- The price repeatedly tests these two lines, honestly just waiting for the bulls and bears to have a collapse. --- Opportunities are in panic, but the premise is to survive until that moment.

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GasFeeCry

· 01-08 07:47

Once again, it's that devilish 90,000 position. I've already been liquidated once. I'm not kidding, as soon as this liquidation data comes out, I know a margin call is coming. --- One billion USD long position? Damn, once it's broken through, it's a waterfall. I better just stay in cash and watch the show. --- Leverage can kill, I knew that long ago. The painful lesson from the last time is still fresh in my mind. --- Whether the elastic band can bounce back depends entirely on that tariff ruling. Honestly, I can't bet on this. --- Really, just set the stop-loss? Then why are so many people losing their hard-earned money and performance? --- The bullets are already loaded, just waiting for the price to drop to 88,000 to buy the dip. But I might also get caught at grandma's house. --- 90,000 long positions worth 1.07 billion, 92,000 short positions worth 417 million. Isn't that a meat grinder? Retail investors are bound to die. --- I don't believe you. Last time I believed your analysis, I got liquidated and lost two months' salary.

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RektCoaster

· 01-08 07:36

Once again, stuck in this middle position, both bulls and bears want to bite you. Truly a damn torture. --- A $1 billion liquidation order is pressing down on 90,000. This is a ticking time bomb, it will explode sooner or later. --- Stop tm using high leverage. Every time, someone ends up losing everything. Aren't you tired of it? --- The paper support at 90,000 has long been seen through. If it really drops, it will head straight to 88,000. No need to be so conflicted. --- If tariff rulings could truly boost liquidity, then the short positions at 92,000 would be in trouble. If this short squeeze succeeds, the price could skyrocket. --- The most cowardly thing in trading is not setting stop-losses, insisting on holding positions and waiting to die. Haven't you learned enough bloody lessons? --- Preparing cash to buy the panic sell-offs when the price breaks down is the right way to open a position at this level. Don't think about bottom fishing. --- The rubber band will snap back sooner or later if it's stretched too tight. The problem is, nobody knows where it will bounce.

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