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APTUSDT long squeeze on October 12, 2026
APTUSDT rose 7.6% at its peak, then round-tripped to finish 1.8% above its recorded baseline.
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- Peak move
- +7.6%
- Net move
- +1.8%
- Reported liquidations
- $623K
- Largest liquidation
- $46K
- Duration
- 48h
- Volume
- $130M
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$1.0MAfter the extremeRetrospective phase · $73K shorts reported liquidated · $220K longs reported liquidated · contract OI -9.7% · -5.4%Back inside the broken rangeUpward move · reference $0.8543 · trades 1.5×, volume 1.4× (5m average / prior 60m median) · known at 07:04:00 UTC close · $0.853Pattern breakdescending trendline · 78%Largest short-liquidation minuteReported total over one minute; selected retrospectively · $37KLargest long-liquidation minuteReported total over one minute; selected retrospectively · $82KResearch markers
Why the long squeeze label?
These observations support the label. They do not show what caused the move or who started it.
Label confidence 0.65 of 1shorts liquidated 85%liquidations $623Kchart pattern confirmedcontagion cluster
Other APTUSDT events
Examples, not a historical success rate.
Volatility spikePeak -2.1%Long squeezePeak +8.9%Long squeezePeak +16.0%Browse all APTUSDT events →Similar events in other markets
3 other markets rallied in the same window, grouped because their order-flow toxicity (VPIN) moved together, not by price correlation.
ADAUSDT cascadePeak -7.2%METUSDT crashPeak -9.0%ERAUSDT crashPeak -8.3%More like this
STRKUSDT squeezePeak +140.8%AINUSDT squeezePeak +262.3%OGNUSDT squeezePeak +138.4%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: 2026-10-12T23:25:00.000Z to 2026-10-14T23:25:00.000Z.
- Recorded baseline: $0.8027. High: $0.8639. End: $0.8173.
- Detected Oct 9, 2026 · 06:03 UTC. Episode baseline $0.7569 at Oct 7, 2026 · 23:25 UTC.
- The long 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)3.9MTrades / tape288KLiquidations269Liquidation heatmapVPIN / toxicityOI & positioningFull snapshots2.9K
What you will see
- APTUSDT rose 7.6% at its peak, then round-tripped to finish 1.8% above its recorded baseline. The event lasted 48h.
- Liquidations skewed to the long side: a long squeeze, not just a move.
- Moved with 3 other symbols in the same window: possible contagion.
- $623K liquidated, largest reported liquidation $46K.
- A descending trendline broke out at 00:17 UTC (78% confidence).
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