From 21:49 UTC

BTCUSDT short squeeze on September 17, 2026

BTCUSDT rose as much as 6.5% and finished 6.2% above its recorded baseline.

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Peak move: +6.5%
Net move: +6.2%
Reported liquidations: $86.7M
Largest liquidation: $4.1M
Duration: 25h 27m
Volume: $17.73B

Short squeezeBinance

09-17 15:27 to 09-19 05:37 UTC · 15m candles

Key moments

Estimated liquidation zones

Candle-based estimates, not observed liquidation orders. As of 2026-09-19 05:25 UTC.

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.

21:49Rise to the highRetrospective phase · $71.7M shorts reported liquidated · $3.1M longs reported liquidated · contract OI +0.8% · +6.5%22:40Pattern breakdouble bottom · 92%13:40Largest short-liquidation minuteReported total over one minute; selected retrospectively · $9.3M 13:46Volume climax$276M 19:16High$81,386 19:17After the extremeRetrospective phase · $7.0M shorts reported liquidated · $2.1M longs reported liquidated · contract OI -0.8% · -0.3%

2 more moments

21:48Largest long-liquidation minuteReported total over one minute; selected retrospectively · $2.0M 23:00Largest liquidationshorts liquidated · $4.1M

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 0.82 of 1shorts liquidated 94%liquidations $86.7Mchart pattern confirmedcontagion cluster

Other BTCUSDT events

Examples, not a historical success rate.

Short squeezeSep 21, 2026 · 08:22 UTCPeak +6.6%Short squeezeSep 20, 2026 · 13:06 UTCPeak +8.5%Short squeezeSep 18, 2026 · 13:38 UTCPeak +3.6%

2 more events

Short squeezeSep 2, 2026 · 19:56 UTCPeak +6.5%Short squeezeAug 19, 2026 · 07:24 UTCPeak +9.5%

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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.

ARUSDT pumpPeak +103.5%

AVAXUSDT volatilityPeak +8.2%

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: 2026-09-17T21:49:00.000Z to 2026-09-18T23:16:00.000Z.
Recorded baseline: $76,440.9. High: $81,386.2. End: $81,159.9.
Detected Sep 18, 2026 · 19:16 UTC. Episode baseline $76,441 at Sep 17, 2026 · 21:49 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.

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What the replay includes

Recorded streams

Order book (L2)4.3MTrades / tape4.4MLiquidations1.7KLiquidation heatmapVPIN / toxicityOI & positioning

What you will see

BTCUSDT rose as much as 6.5% and finished 6.2% above its recorded baseline. The event lasted 25h 27m.
Liquidations skewed to the short side: a short squeeze, not just a move.
Moved with 2 other symbols in the same window: possible contagion.
$86.7M liquidated, largest reported liquidation $4.1M.
A double bottom broke out at 22:40 UTC (92% confidence).