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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
Key moments
Times in UTC. Select one to replay from that minute.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
Other ADAUSDT events
Examples, not a historical success rate.
Volatility spikePeak +2.7%Volatility spikePeak -2.0%Volatility spikePeak +2.5%Browse all ADAUSDT events →Similar events in other markets
2 other markets rallied in the same window, grouped because their order-flow toxicity (VPIN) moved together, not by price correlation.
BTCUSDT squeezePeak +8.5%FUSDT pumpPeak +3.6%More like this
QNTUSDT squeezePeak +76.9%BTWUSDT squeezePeak +64.3%DOGEUSDT squeezePeak +24.8%More short / long squeeze 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: 2026-09-20T14:02:00.000Z 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.
What the replay includes
Recorded streams
Order book (L2)3.8MTrades / tape485KLiquidations439Liquidation heatmapVPIN / toxicityOI & positioning
What you will see
- ADAUSDT rose as much as 12.1% and finished 10.6% above its recorded baseline. The event lasted 32h 52m.
- Liquidations skewed to the short side: a short squeeze, not just a move.
- Moved with 2 other symbols in the same window: possible contagion.
- $3.1M liquidated, largest reported liquidation $1.8M.
- First reported liquidation in this archive at 14:16 UTC, longs liquidated.
- A double bottom broke out at 08:43 UTC.