#24HourLiquidationsTop800M

$841 million liquidated in 24 hours, and the split tells the real story.
Shorts accounted for $671 million while longs only took $170 million. BTC alone was responsible for $461 million of that total, ETH another $176 million. The trigger was the clean break above 75,000 that forced leveraged short positions to cover into a rising market. On the daily chart that covering shows up as a strong impulsive candle that has carried price to the 77,000 area, with RSI now reading 80.30 and the short moving average lagging at 68,455. Volume expanded clearly on the advance.
Heavy short liquidations of this size do two opposite things at once. They provide immediate fuel because forced buying adds to the existing demand. At the same time they remove a large group of participants who were positioned against the move, which can leave the market temporarily thinner once the squeeze is complete.
Continuation case: if the daily candle can close firmly above the prior resistance zone and the next sessions hold the 75,000–76,000 band, the squeeze has likely cleared enough overhead supply to allow further upside. The fact that the liquidation was so one-sided toward shorts increases the chance that the path of least resistance remains higher in the near term.
Exhaustion case: an RSI above 80 on the daily after a vertical liquidation-driven candle often marks the point where the easy money has already been made. If price fails to hold the breakout area and slips back under 75,000 with declining volume, the $841 million flush would look more like a climax than the start of a sustained trend. Markets frequently reverse shortly after the largest short-covering waves.
I am treating the liquidation data as confirmation that the break of 75,000 was powerful enough to force real pain on the short side. That is constructive. I am also treating the daily RSI and the speed of the advance as reasons to expect at least some digestion before the next decisive move. The market has removed a lot of leveraged opposition; now it has to show whether fresh demand is ready to step in behind it.
Are you still holding through this liquidation wave or did the size of the short squeeze make you reduce risk?

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