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ADAUSDT short squeeze on September 20, 2026

ADAUSDT rose as much as 12.1% and finished 10.6% above its recorded baseline.

Free replays cover the last 7 days and selected events.

Peak move
+12.1%
Net move
+10.6%
Reported liquidations
$3.1M
Largest liquidation
$1.8M
Duration
32h 52m
Volume
$460M
Short squeezeBinance
09-20 05:49 to 09-22 07:07 UTC, including time outside the archive window · 15m candlesLow $0.2181 · high $0.2523
Key moments Modelled liquidation zones as of 06:55 UTC. Candle-based estimates, not observed liquidation orders.

Research markers

Why the short squeeze label?

These observations support the label. They do not show what caused the move or who started it.

Label confidence 0.87 of 1shorts liquidated 91%liquidations $3.1Mchart pattern confirmed

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: 2026-09-20T14:02:00.000Z to 2026-09-21T22:54:00.000Z.
  • Recorded baseline: $0.2222. High: $0.249. End: $0.2458.
  • Detected Sep 21, 2026 · 09:39 UTC. Episode baseline $0.2222 at Sep 20, 2026 · 14:02 UTC.
  • The short squeeze 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.
Data provenance and methodology →
What the replay includes
Recorded streams
Order book (L2)3.8MTrades / tape485KLiquidations439Liquidation heatmapVPIN / toxicityOI & positioning
What you will see
  1. ADAUSDT rose as much as 12.1% and finished 10.6% above its recorded baseline. The event lasted 32h 52m.
  2. Liquidations skewed to the short side: a short squeeze, not just a move.
  3. Moved with 2 other symbols in the same window: possible contagion.
  4. $3.1M liquidated, largest reported liquidation $1.8M.
  5. First reported liquidation in this archive at 14:16 UTC, longs liquidated.
  6. A double bottom broke out at 08:43 UTC.