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ADAUSDT liquidation cascade on October 8, 2026
ADAUSDT fell as much as 12.8% and finished 6.9% below its recorded baseline.
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- Peak move
- -12.8%
- Net move
- -6.9%
- Reported liquidations
- $2.8M
- Largest liquidation
- $197K
- Duration
- 34h 9m
- Volume
- $424M
Key moments
Times in UTC. Select one to replay from that minute. Phase totals and extremes are retrospective; sequence details show when the closed-minute reading was known.6 more moments
Volume climax$4.9MRange brokenDownward move · reference $0.2263 · trades 1.6×, volume 2.9× (5m average / prior 60m median) · known at 17:25:00 UTC close · $0.2249Low$0.2235After the extremeRetrospective phase · $42K shorts reported liquidated · $72K longs reported liquidated · contract OI -4.3% · +6.7%Back inside the broken rangeDownward move · reference $0.2263 · trades 1.7×, volume 1.8× (5m average / prior 60m median) · known at 17:31:00 UTC close · $0.2263Funding flipped negative-0.005%Research markers
Why the liquidation cascade label?
These observations support the label. They do not show what caused the move or who started it.
Label confidence 0.87 of 1longs liquidated 90%liquidations $2.8Mchart pattern confirmed
Other ADAUSDT events
Examples, not a historical success rate.
Short squeezePeak +9.0%Volatility spikePeak +1.2%Volatility spikePeak +2.0%Browse all ADAUSDT events →Similar events in other markets
2 other markets sold off in the same window, grouped because their order-flow toxicity (VPIN) moved together, not by price correlation.
SOLUSDT cascadePeak -9.2%STRKUSDT squeezePeak +140.8%More like this
QNTUSDT cascadePeak -23.3%MINAUSDT cascadePeak -53.8%USUSDT cascadePeak -49.1%More liquidation cascade events →How these numbers are measured
Peak and net moves start from the recorded baseline, which can differ from the replay's first price.
Liquidations are reported venue snapshots; orders a venue left out are not rebuilt.
Exact definitions
- Replay window: 2026-10-08T00:16:00.000Z to 2026-10-09T10:25:00.000Z.
- Recorded baseline: $0.2562. High: $0.258. End: $0.2385.
- Detected Oct 8, 2026 · 23:49 UTC. Episode baseline $0.2562 at Oct 8, 2026 · 00:16 UTC.
- The liquidation cascade label describes the detected event class, so a later reversal changes the net move without silently changing the classification.
- Price-extreme and wick times mark the source candle, not the exact tick.
What the replay includes
Recorded streams
Order book (L2)3.8MTrades / tape465KLiquidations523Liquidation heatmapVPIN / toxicityOI & positioning
What you will see
- ADAUSDT fell as much as 12.8% and finished 6.9% below its recorded baseline. The event lasted 34h 9m.
- Forced selling tripping liquidation levels in sequence: a cascade, not one seller.
- Moved with 2 other symbols in the same window: possible contagion.
- $2.8M liquidated, largest reported liquidation $197K.
- A double bottom broke out at 04:57 UTC (100% confidence).
- Funding flipped negative at 18:16 UTC (-0.005%).
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