{"id":25054,"date":"2026-11-06T03:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/crypto-crash-liquidates-954m-in-longs-and-127m-in-shorts\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T03:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:56:07","slug":"crypto-crash-liquidates-954m-in-longs-and-127m-in-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/crypto-crash-liquidates-954m-in-longs-and-127m-in-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto crash liquidates $954M in longs and $127M in shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Bitcoin has fallen below $76,000 on Nov. 5 as a cryptocurrency selloff has wiped out $954.38 million in leveraged long positions, pushing total 24-hour liquidations to $1.08 billion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_0a52178664b2873e1e8efdadcf661f08\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$954.38 million in long positions were liquidated, compared with $127.30 million in shorts.<\/li>\n<li>Bitcoin fell 5.8%, while Ethereum and Solana lost 7.5% and 7.9%, respectively.<\/li>\n<li>Coinbase and Strategy dropped around 10%, with several mining stocks recording larger losses.<\/li>\n<li>Gold held gains as cryptocurrency prices and U.S. technology shares declined.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin fell 5.8% over the past 24 hours to $75,954, while Ethereum dropped 7.5% to $2,251 and Solana lost 7.9% to trade at $89.16. The total crypto market cap declined 4.6% to approximately $2.66 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>The retreat followed an earlier recovery above $80,000, reversing gains that had brought Bitcoin back from its election-week lows. XRP fell 6.1% to $1.23, BNB dropped 3.9% to $691.42, and TRON lost 1.1% to $0.3167.<\/p>\n<p>Zcash declined 5.3% to $1,242.29. Among the ten largest assets by market capitalization, Figure Heloc moved against the selling, gaining 1.6%, while USDT and USDC remained close to their dollar pegs.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crypto liquidations hit longs hardest<\/h2>\n<p>According to CoinGlass, 210,326 traders were liquidated over the past 24 hours. Long positions accounted for $954.38 million, or 88.2% of the total, compared with $127.30 million in shorts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1234\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-06-000132.webp\" alt=\"CoinGlass liquidation heatmap showing $1.08 billion in 24-hour liquidations, including $954.38 million in longs and $127.30 million in shorts, with Bitcoin leading losses.\" class=\"wp-image-14488997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-06-000132.webp 1234w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-06-000132-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-06-000132-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-06-000132-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-06-000132-880x440.webp 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1234px) 100vw, 1234px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/liquidations\" target=\"_blank\">CoinGlass<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Liquidations were concentrated in the latest four hours, when $896.18 million in positions were closed, including $817.35 million in longs and $78.83 million in shorts. The 12-hour total reached $982.43 million.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin positions recorded $280.65 million in liquidations, with longs representing 89.4%. Ethereum followed with $174.86 million, of which 82% involved bullish positions, while Solana recorded $37.62 million.<\/p>\n<p>The largest individual liquidation was a $10.94 million ETHUSDT long on Binance. The exchange accounted for 46.7% of the reported total.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technology shares fall alongside crypto companies<\/h2>\n<p>Notably, the Nasdaq Composite fell 4.7% during Thursday\u2019s trading, while the S&amp;P 500 lost 3.5%. Nvidia dropped 7.5%, AMD fell 14.6%, and CoreWeave declined 12.1% as investors assessed financing costs and uncertainty surrounding data center development.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. crypto stocks suffered losses during the same session. Coinbase was down 10.56% at $135.50, and Strategy was down 10.12% at $128.11.<\/p>\n<p>Robinhood fell 11.81% to $77.09, while stablecoin issuer Circle lost 11.92% to $67.05. Both had recovered slightly from session lows of $75.51 and $64.89, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Mining and data center shares recorded some of the largest declines. IREN dropped 16.17%, Cipher Digital fell 15.08%, and CleanSpark lost 15.07%. TeraWulf declined 14.19%, while MARA Holdings slid 13.03%.<\/p>\n<p>Riot Platforms was down 5.14% at $14.58 after trading as low as $12.97. The stock percentages measure changes against the previous close, while cryptocurrency figures cover a rolling 24-hour period.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gold holds gains while silver gives ground<\/h2>\n<p>Precious metals showed a different pattern. Spot gold was trading at $4,095.49 an ounce, up 0.9%, after reaching $4,146.63 earlier in the session.<\/p>\n<p>A weaker dollar and lower Treasury yields supported bullion. Gold had gained nearly 3.4% on Wednesday before reaching its highest level since Oct. 20 during Thursday\u2019s trading. Silver\u2019s earlier advance faded. The metal was at $52.16 an ounce, down 0.2%.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bitcoin falls back toward November lows<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier on Nov. 5, crypto.news <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/bitcoin-price-outlook-november\/\" target=\"_blank\">previously reported that<\/a> Bitcoin\u2019s daily chart placed the lower Bollinger Band at $76,059, close to the week\u2019s $75,736 low. Its subsequent retreat below $76,000 brought price back into that area.<\/p>\n<p>The same chart placed the 20-day moving average at $80,139, with resistance around $81,000 to $82,000.<\/p>\n<p>Before Thursday\u2019s reversal, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs had <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/why-is-bitcoin-price-up-today-etf-inflows-btc-80000\/\" target=\"_blank\">returned to inflows<\/a>, attracting $74.6 million on Nov. 4 after three consecutive sessions of withdrawals. Fidelity\u2019s FBTC received $236.7 million, while BlackRock\u2019s IBIT recorded $201.2 million in outflows.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/crypto-crash-long-short-liquidations-bitcoin-stocks\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin has fallen below $76,000 on Nov. 5 as a cryptocurrency selloff has wiped out $954.38 million in leveraged long positions, pushing total 24-hour liquidations to $1.08 billion. Summary $954.38 million in long positions were liquidated, compared with $127.30 million in shorts. Bitcoin fell 5.8%, while Ethereum and Solana lost 7.5% and 7.9%, respectively. 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