Nearly $100 Million Liquidated in 4 Hours! 110,000 Traders Got Wiped Out—Is Your Position Still Safe?

In the past 4 hours, the market has staged a "massacre show."

The liquidation data is shocking:
Total liquidations reached $97.29 million—which means $2,700 vanished every second. Even worse, $90.4 million of that came from long positions, accounting for over 92%. In other words, almost all the bulls got wiped out, while the bears just counted their money on the sidelines.

113,000 investors were forced out, with an average loss of $3,000 each. Some lost half a year’s worth of down payment savings, while others woke up to find their accounts had been completely wiped out.

The most brutal single liquidation happened on the Hyperliquid platform, with $5.41 million liquidated in the FARTCOIN-USD trading pair. High-leverage traders didn’t even get a chance to react—they were instantly liquidated and wiped out.

How did this crash happen?

Severe imbalance between bulls and bears. The number of longs in the market was five times that of shorts. When the big players saw this, they crashed the price to harvest profits. The price ranges with concentrated long positions became disaster zones for “targeted liquidations.”

Leverage can really be fatal. Those trading with 10x or 20x leverage get forcibly liquidated with just a minor price swing. At times like this, the system won’t negotiate—it will just clear you out with a single click.

Volatility spiked suddenly. Bitcoin’s 4-hour range exceeded 10%, and altcoins experienced flash crashes. Retail investors didn’t even have time to react before their positions were gone.

A true story: Back to square one overnight

A friend of mine thought DOGE had dropped enough at 1 a.m. and wanted to buy the dip for a quick profit. He used 10x leverage, but then the price suddenly plunged 5% and his account was instantly liquidated. His $200,000 principal went to zero in seconds. He told me, "I just wanted to make a little grocery money, but ended up losing half a year’s salary."

This kind of thing happens every day.

How to survive? Three life-saving tips

Avoid high leverage. Anything over 5x leverage is basically gambling with your life. You might win 10 times, but one liquidation wipes out all your previous gains.

Balance long and short positions. Don’t put all your money into longs—open some shorts to hedge your risk. The market is not one-sided, so give yourself a backup plan.

Always set a stop loss. No matter how bullish you are on a coin, set a stop loss at 8%-10%. This isn’t about being timid—it’s about discipline. The market won’t change direction just because of your conviction.

The market will always have opportunities, but if you lose your principal, none of those opportunities will matter to you.