78 million USD liquidated in 24 hours, over 60,000 traders lost everything

ZkSnarker · 2026-01-17T16:00:13+00:00

Market fluctuations in the past 24 hours have triggered over 100 billion USD in liquidations, including long positions worth 30.3977 million USD and short positions worth 48.3943 million USD, indicating greater losses for shorts. A total of 68,643 traders have been forcibly liquidated. Investors are advised to exercise caution in controlling their positions and setting stop-losses to protect their principal.

ZkSnarker

2026-01-17 16:00:13

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【BlockBeats】The market行情 in the past 24 hours has been quite intense. Data shows that the total liquidation amount across the network reached $78,792,000, with long positions liquidated at $30,397,700 and short positions at $48,394,300 — shorts took a heavier hit this time.

A total of 68,643 traders were forced to liquidate, which clearly indicates how fierce the market volatility has been. The most severe case was on the Hyperliquid platform, where the xyz:AMZN-USD contract had a single liquidation amount as high as $1,305,500.

This wave of行情 serves as a reminder that leverage trading should never be taken lightly. Properly managing positions and setting stop-losses are more important than anything else. Market opportunities are always present, but preserving your principal is even more crucial.

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digital_archaeologist

· 19h ago

Once again, we're seeing a market that suddenly reverts to the previous lows overnight. Over 60,000 people being wiped out is truly unbelievable... Playing with leverage is like gambling with your life. Stop-loss isn't just a decoration, brothers. That guy lost over 130,000, how desperate must he be? That's why I only dare to trade spot and avoid futures contracts. Seeing the short positions beaten so badly, shouldn't we consider what the longs are thinking? A normal trader should ask themselves: is the principal or getting rich quickly more valuable... Leverage and liquidation again, there's always someone teaching us how to lose money. Over 60,000 people being eliminated directly—this number is too outrageous. When the market is so fierce, it's really time to pull back.

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PumpBeforeRug

· 19h ago

68,643 people evaporated overnight, this is the power of leverage. Too many people are playing with fire. --- 1.3 million single-position liquidations—some have woken up from their dreams, others are still dreaming. --- Are the bears getting beaten badly? I think the bulls have already knelt down. No more forcing it. --- Every time I see this number, I think of that saying: the most profitable thing for exchanges isn't traders' profits, but liquidation fees. --- Stop-loss? Most people can't even set one. Greed is the real killer. --- Small investors are still calculating accounts, big players have already run away. It's always the same routine. --- $78 million disappeared in an instant. You really need to ask yourself, how many times leverage is worth it? --- Watching others get liquidated and make quick money, then following suit by increasing leverage—look at the mess now. --- The phrase "protect the principal" is spoken every year, yet every year someone goes all-in. --- That Hyperliquid order was really ruthless, not even giving a moment to react.

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ConfusedWhale

· 19h ago

Leverage is poison. Isn't the lesson from over 60,000 people bleeding enough? No matter how eloquently you put it, it's all useless. The key is to come out alive. That over 1.3 million guys... really had a tough time, feeling like going back to the pre-liberation era overnight. Another round of leek harvesting. Always remember that cutting losses is more important than dreams.

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MissingSats

· 19h ago

Over 60,000 people cut their losses; this wave of shorting was truly slaughtered. It's again the leverage's fault. How many people need to suffer this loss to understand? A single position with over 1.3 million liquidation, I'm shattered. Is this the happiness of the wealthy? Stop-loss is easy to say but really hard to do. Is protecting the principal the most important? That's correct, but everyone wants to make quick money, right? The market is like this: today you get liquidated, tomorrow someone else does. 68,643 lessons learned the hard way; will anyone repeat the same mistake next time? Shorts got hammered; should longs be happy? Your perspective is too narrow, brother.

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GasOptimizer

· 19h ago

Oops, another day of leveraged liquidation, over 60,000 people out of the game. The bears were really ground into the dirt this time, with over 1.3 million liquidation orders... This is the consequence of not setting stop-losses. Every time they say they'll change, but they still play with fire. The principal is the most important, okay?

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