Daily brief

August 20, 2026: what fired, and what usually follows

Every night, the market states EdgeDepth tracks are counted against the full record. When one fired, this page shows what usually followed the previous times it fired on that market, and links the moment itself for replay. Counts first, each with its size, straight from the record.

Short squeeze on ZECUSDT

ZEC23:43 UTC
PEAK MOVE+34.6%NET MOVE+29.1%LIQUIDATED$7.41M

ZECUSDT rose as much as 34.6% and finished 29.1% above its starting price.

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Short squeeze on 1000PEPEUSDT

PEP22:09 UTC
PEAK MOVE+42.6%NET MOVE+39.3%LIQUIDATED$2.56M

1000PEPEUSDT rose as much as 42.6% and finished 39.3% above its starting price.

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OI accelerating into liquidations

BTCBTCUSDT · 23:28 UTC
WHAT FIRED

OI accelerating into liquidations fired on BTCUSDT at 23:28 UTC. It fired 12 times on this market during the day; the latest is linked below. It also fired on BNBUSDT and SOLUSDT.

WHAT USUALLY FOLLOWS

The 1,468 previous times this happened on BTCUSDT, the median move over the next 24 hours was -0.12%, with a typical worst drawdown of -1.51% (1,454 of 1,468 with a complete 24h).

Over the last 30 days, 9 of 96 of these closed 2% or more higher within a day (9.4%). Across the 39,530 BTCUSDT minutes when it was not present, 2,370 did (6.0%).

Why the counts matter
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Swept the lows and reclaimed (1h)

BTCBTCUSDT · 01:00 UTC
WHAT FIRED

Swept the lows and reclaimed (1h) fired on BTCUSDT at 01:00 UTC. It also fired on BNBUSDT and SOLUSDT.

WHAT USUALLY FOLLOWS

The 528 previous times this happened on BTCUSDT, the median move over the next 24 hours was -0.04%, with a typical worst drawdown of -1.37% (527 of 528 with a complete 24h).

Over the last 30 days, 3 of 30 of these closed 2% or more higher within a day (10.0%). Across the 38,271 BTCUSDT minutes when it was not present, 2,285 did (6.0%).

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Market brief for August 20, 2026: what fired, and what usually follows | EdgeDepth