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QNTUSDT short squeeze on September 23, 2026
QNTUSDT rose as much as 76.9% and finished 71.6% above its recorded baseline.
Free replays cover the last 7 days and selected events.
- Peak move
- +76.9%
- Net move
- +71.6%
- Reported liquidations
- $2.4M
- Largest liquidation
- $48K
- Duration
- 72h
- Volume
- $465M
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
Range break with expanding participationUpward move · reference $105.15 · trades 3.4×, volume 6.4× (5m average / prior 60m median) · known at 13:39:00 UTC close · $106.9Flash move+3.6%Largest short-liquidation minuteReported total over one minute; selected retrospectively · $80KLargest liquidationshorts liquidated · $48KHigh$124.97After the extremeRetrospective phase · $64K shorts reported liquidated · $87K longs reported liquidated · contract OI -1.2% · -3.0%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 0.70 of 1shorts liquidated 70%liquidations $2.4Mchart pattern confirmedcontagion cluster
Other QNTUSDT events
Examples, not a historical success rate.
PumpPeak +6.9%PumpPeak +19.9%Liquidation cascadePeak -23.3%Browse all QNTUSDT events →Similar events in other markets
7 other markets rallied in the same window, grouped because their order-flow toxicity (VPIN) moved together, not by price correlation.
BROCCOLI714USDT volatilityPeak +53.2%DOTUSDT volatilityPeak +7.6%APTUSDT volatilityPeak +13.0%4 more markets
ZAMAUSDT pumpPeak +5.8%AVAXUSDT volatilityPeak +1.3%POWERUSDT pumpPeak +7.8%ADAUSDT volatilityPeak +1.6%More like this
STRKUSDT squeezePeak +140.8%AINUSDT squeezePeak +262.3%MOVRUSDT squeezePeak +206.6%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: 2026-09-23T21:07:00.000Z to 2026-09-26T21:07:00.000Z.
- Recorded baseline: $70.64. High: $124.97. End: $121.2.
- Detected Sep 25, 2026 · 06:52 UTC. Episode baseline $70.64 at Sep 23, 2026 · 21:07 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)6.9MTrades / tape2.5MLiquidations1.9KLiquidation heatmapVPIN / toxicityOI & positioning
What you will see
- QNTUSDT rose as much as 76.9% and finished 71.6% above its recorded baseline. The event lasted 72h.
- Liquidations skewed to the short side: a short squeeze, not just a move.
- Moved with 7 other symbols in the same window: possible contagion.
- $2.4M liquidated, largest reported liquidation $48K.
- Capitulation wick of 3.7% at 06:51 UTC.
- A triple bottom broke out at 13:22 UTC (76% confidence).
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