The 2025 $150 billion liquidation behind the scenes: the daily shuffle of bulls and bears and extreme events

RumbleValidator · 2025-12-26T08:08:16+00:00

In 2025, the nominal amount of forced liquidations across the entire network is approximately $150 billion, with an average of $4-5 billion per day. The majority of liquidation amounts on trading days range from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars, mainly due to high leverage and short-term position liquidations. What truly impacts the market are a few extreme time windows, such as the deleveraging event in mid-October. Paying attention to these event windows is more important than focusing on the total figures.

RumbleValidator

2025-12-26 08:08:16

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【Blockchain Rhythm】 Since 2025, the nominal amount of forced liquidations across the entire network has totaled approximately $150 billion. It sounds alarming, but when averaged out daily, it’s only about $400 million to $500 million.

From another perspective, most trading days see liquidations fluctuating within the range of tens of millions to a few hundred million dollars. What are these? Routine margin adjustments and short-term position liquidations under high leverage conditions, which have limited long-term impact on price trends and market structure.

What can really cause a stir are those few extreme time windows. The deleveraging event from October 10 to October 11 in mid-October is a typical example of systemic pressure release. It is during such times that the market structure truly undergoes dramatic changes.

So don’t be scared by the total figures; the key is to focus on those truly influential event windows.

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ChainProspector

· 5h ago

150 billion sounds impressive, but when spread out over a day, it's just like that. The key still depends on black swan moments. --- No matter how large the liquidation numbers are, they depend on concentration. Several hundred million per day doesn't pose a real threat. --- The real kill shot isn't in daily fluctuations; it comes during those systemic extreme windows. --- Most of the time, it's just high leverage self-correction. Don't be scared; focusing on risk points is the real strategy. --- When the denominator is as large as 150 billion, it doesn't matter much. It's the concentrated liquidations like on 10.10 that are truly worth paying attention to. --- It's just hype about concepts; what's important is the event intensity, not the total amount. Anyone who understands this logic gets it. --- Daily liquidations are just small-scale, minor issues. Systemic pressure releases are when the real shakeout happens. --- Sounds intimidating, but when smoothed out, it's just routine margin adjustments. The price has long been absorbed.

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MonkeySeeMonkeyDo

· 5h ago

150 billion USD sounds impressive, but when broken down, it's just daily liquidations. The real impact comes from those black swan windows. --- Wow, averaging only 400-500 million per day... Now that I think about it, I’m not so worried. It’s those extreme time windows that require careful attention. --- So the key isn’t the total number, but to focus on those moments that can change the market landscape. Otherwise, you're just being scared by the data. --- There’s some insight here. Finally, someone has broken this down. Don’t just watch liquidation data and start trembling. --- What can I say? Most of the time, it’s just margin adjustments. True upheavals happen only a few times, and the mid-October event was definitely one of those.

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ContractCollector

· 5h ago

150 billion sounds intimidating, but when broken down, it's just everyday accidental fires. The real concern is those few black swan moments. Everyone understands the algorithms; the key is to recognize people, not numbers. Margin calls becoming normalized is indeed true; it's not that scary anymore. What’s 400-500 million a day? I've seen even more intense daily liquidations. Extreme volatility windows are the real killer move; everything else is just daily noise. 150 billion sounds scary? When you level it out, it's nothing; the market fluctuates that much every day. It's just a numbers game; don't say I didn't warn you, brother. It's just the routine operation of leverage explosions; no need for over-interpretation. I remember the wave on 10·10; that was a real slide, usually it's just small skirmishes. Don't believe these total numbers meant to scare; you need to look at the quality of the events.

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0xInsomnia

· 5h ago

$150 billion sounds impressive, but when spread out over each day, it's just like that. The real market dumps are still those few black swan events. --- It's that same saying "Don't be scared by the numbers," but I always feel like I'm stepping right on the brink of liquidation every time. --- The wave on 10·10 was indeed outrageous. The systemic pressure release was just too much to handle. --- If we average out the daily liquidation volume, it doesn't seem to impact the market as much as expected. --- So the key is to know when a major market window is coming. The question is, who can really seize it? --- A surge in liquidation limits indicates more people are using leverage. A big show is inevitable sooner or later. --- Numbers have become numb. Now we're just waiting for the next extreme event—that will be the real teaching moment.

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ForkLibertarian

· 5h ago

150 billion sounds impressive, but when broken down, it's just routine operations. The only times that truly move the market are those few extreme conditions. --- Nonsense, it's the same old theory. We've all seen the 10·10 event. Systematic pressure release is just another way of saying "cutting leeks." --- The key is to clearly distinguish between noise and signals; otherwise, you're just being led around by these numbers every day. --- This logic isn't flawed, but the problem is how retail investors can identify which window is the real "extreme time window" in advance. --- Getting numb to liquidations, anyway, every time they say "this time is different," but next time it's the same old story. --- What they say is right, but in practice, who can really stay calm? When prices fall, everyone panics just the same. --- With an average daily liquidation of 400-500 million, isn't that scary enough? For small retail investors like me, it's a catastrophe, brother.

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