OKX Liquidation Map

What is the Liquidation Map?

The liquidation map is a chart that shows, by price level, how much position would be forcibly liquidated if the price moves to that level. The higher the bar, the more liquidations are estimated at that price.

How is it calculated?

Using OKX public data (candles, open interest changes, market buy/sell amounts), we estimate newly opened positions and stack the estimated liquidation amounts at each price level, assuming leverage distributions of 10x, 25x, 50x, and 100x. If the price moves past a level, we consider those positions liquidated and remove them. As this is an estimated model and not actual account data, figures may differ from other services. You can view already executed liquidations in real-time liquidations.

How to Read the Cumulative Line

On the chart below, the red cumulative line shows the total long liquidations accumulating as the price drops, and the green cumulative line shows the total short liquidations accumulating as the price rises. The darker the bar, the higher the leverage.

How to use

• If there is a large bar near the current price, a chain of forced liquidations may occur when the price hits that zone, increasing volatility.
• If the cumulative short liquidations above are much larger than the cumulative long liquidations below, watch out for a possible short squeeze with a sharp upward spike.
• The shape of the liquidation map changes depending on the period (1 day, 7 days, 30 days). Use 1 day for scalping, and 7 or 30 days for swing trading.