Right now, the market is scared. In early June 2026, the Fear and Greed Index dropped as low as 11. Bitcoin is trading in the low 60,000s. That is down about 50 percent from its October 2025 high near 126,200. On one brutal day, forced liquidations passed 1.7 billion dollars. Longs took most of the hit.
That last point matters most. A liquidation cascade is what turns a normal dip into a violent crash. It is also why so many accounts blow up at the exact same moment. Once you understand how it works, you can stop being part of the wreckage.
Let me walk you through what a liquidation is, how a cascade snowballs, and how level-headed traders stay out of the blast.
A liquidation is when the exchange closes your leveraged trade for you. You no longer have enough margin to keep it open, so the system shuts it down automatically.
Leverage is what sets this up. When you trade perpetual futures, you only put down a slice of the full position as margin. Ten times leverage means 100 dollars can control a 1,000 dollar position. That boosts your gains. It boosts your
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