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Crypto short liquidations breach $100M as Bitcoin reclaims $64K

Cointelegraph Team Cointelegraph

Crypto derivatives traders that bet the crypto market would fall have been liquidated to the tune of over $100 million in the past day as Bitcoin’s price surged.

Bitcoin (BTC $63,847) rose above $64,000 early on Monday, Oct. 14, gaining 2.1% in the last 24 hours, breaking out from a tight range-bound weekend.

TradingView shows BTC peaked at $64,173, the highest it’s reached so far in October and returning to levels not seen since Sept. 30.

Bitcoin reached over $64,000 for the first time this month. Source: Tradingview

As a result of Bitcoin’s sudden price move, over $101.4 million in short positions have been liquidated across the crypto market, according to data from CoinGlass.

In all, 54,649 traders were liquidated for over $166 million, with Bitcoin shorts accounting for $52.33 million of the last day’s total, followed by Ether (ETH $2,526.97) shorts at $27.26 million.

Bitcoin short sellers made up over half of the short liquidations in the past 24 hours. Source: CoinGlass

Bitcoin’s big move also pushed its market dominance back above 58%, which is close to the highest it has been since April 2021, according to TradingView.

Analysts have speculated when the so-called “Uptober” would begin, as October has historically seen positive returns for BTC for nine of the past 11 years.

Bitcoiner Kyle Chassé told his 219,000 followers on X on Oct. 14 that “the tides are shifting,” and we’re heading into one of the most “exciting phases of the market.”

“The next big rally isn’t just a possibility — it’s a reality waiting to unfold,” he added.

“Pray for the bears,” onchain analyst James Check chimed in.

Meanwhile, Ether reclaimed $2,500, topping out at a two-week high of $2,540 following a 2.9% gain in the last 24 hours.

Crypto altcoins have also been predominantly in the green over the last day, with Solana (SOL $151.02) up 4.4% over the past 24 hours.

High-cap altcoins, including BNB (BNB $579.42), XRP (XRP $0.5369), and Dogecoin (DOGE $0.1116), saw muted gains of less than 1% on the day.

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