Short squeeze on ZECUSDT
23:43 UTC
PEAK MOVE+34.6%NET MOVE+29.1%LIQUIDATED$7.41M
ZECUSDT rose as much as 34.6% and finished 29.1% above its starting price.
August 20, 2026: what fired, and what usually follows
Every night, the market states EdgeDepth tracks are counted against the full record. When one fired, this page shows what usually followed the previous times it fired on that market, and links the moment itself for replay. Counts first, each with its size, straight from the record.
Short squeeze on 1000PEPEUSDT
22:09 UTC
PEAK MOVE+42.6%NET MOVE+39.3%LIQUIDATED$2.56M
1000PEPEUSDT rose as much as 42.6% and finished 39.3% above its starting price.
OI accelerating into liquidations
BTCUSDT · 23:28 UTC
WHAT FIRED
OI accelerating into liquidations fired on BTCUSDT at 23:28 UTC. It fired 12 times on this market during the day; the latest is linked below. It also fired on BNBUSDT, SOLUSDT and XRPUSDT.
WHAT USUALLY FOLLOWS
The 1,468 previous times this happened on BTCUSDT, the median move over the next 24 hours was -0.12%, with a typical worst drawdown of -1.51% (1,454 of 1,468 with a complete 24h).
Over the last 30 days, 9 of 91 of these closed 2% or more higher within a day (9.9%). Across the 38,145 BTCUSDT minutes when it was not present, 2,370 did (6.2%).
Why the counts matterSwept the lows and reclaimed (1h)
XRPUSDT · 01:00 UTC
WHAT FIRED
Swept the lows and reclaimed (1h) fired on XRPUSDT at 01:00 UTC. It also fired on ADAUSDT, AVAXUSDT, BNBUSDT, BTCUSDT and 3 other markets.
WHAT USUALLY FOLLOWS
The 620 previous times this happened on XRPUSDT, the median move over the next 24 hours was -0.12%, with a typical worst drawdown of -2.13% (619 of 620 with a complete 24h).
Over the last 30 days, 5 of 41 of these closed 2% or more higher within a day (12.2%). Across the 35,871 XRPUSDT minutes when it was not present, 3,201 did (8.9%).
Why the counts matterCrowd long, leaders not
XRPUSDT · 16:56 UTCWHAT FIRED
Crowd long, leaders not fired on XRPUSDT at 16:56 UTC. It fired 3 times on this market during the day; the latest is linked below. It also fired on ADAUSDT.
WHAT USUALLY FOLLOWS
The 205 previous times this happened on XRPUSDT, the median move over the next 24 hours was -0.07%, with a typical worst drawdown of -1.63% (202 of 205 with a complete 24h).
Over the last 30 days, 2 of 31 of these closed 2% or more higher within a day (6.5%). Across the 16,280 XRPUSDT minutes when it was not present, 2,127 did (13.1%).
Why the counts matterChecked across 75 markets and 21 tracked market states. Ask this page again tomorrow: same answer for this day.
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