CRYPTO LIQUIDATION HEATMAP
About This Tool
This crypto liquidation heatmap shows the price levels where leveraged long and short positions on Bitcoin, Ethereum and other perpetual futures markets are likely to be liquidated. Brighter bands mark heavier clusters of liquidations, which traders read as liquidity pockets and potential price magnets.
What a liquidation heatmap shows
A liquidation heatmap turns an invisible part of market structure into something you can look at. Perpetual futures traders borrow to increase their position size, and every leveraged position carries a price at which the exchange closes it automatically. This chart estimates where those forced-close prices are concentrated over the selected period, so you can see which levels above and below the current price hold the most leverage.
Why liquidation clusters act like magnets
Forced closes are executed as market orders, so a large cluster is fuel. When price reaches it, the liquidations themselves push price further in the same direction, which can carry it into the next cluster. That feedback loop is why liquidation cascades often run further than the move that started them, and why traders describe dense bands as liquidity pockets or magnets.
Reading longs, shorts and brightness
Bands below the current price represent leveraged longs, which are liquidated if price falls; bands above it represent leveraged shorts, which are liquidated if price rises. Brightness shows relative size: the brighter a band, the more estimated leverage sits at that level. Hover over any cell to read its price and estimated amount, switch the period to compare short-term positioning with the build-up over a month, and use the liquidity threshold slider to surface quieter clusters or keep only the largest walls.
Using the heatmap alongside other signals
Liquidation clusters show where leverage is concentrated, not where price will go next. Price can reverse well before it reaches a band, and new clusters form continuously as traders open fresh positions. The heatmap is most useful read alongside funding rates and long/short ratios, where agreement between independent signals carries more weight than any single one.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a crypto liquidation heatmap?
It is a chart that estimates the price levels where leveraged positions in perpetual futures would be forcibly closed. Price runs along the vertical axis and time along the horizontal one, and colour intensity shows how much estimated leverage is clustered at each level. Bright horizontal bands mark the levels where the most positions are expected to be liquidated.
How can I use liquidation levels in my trading?
Many traders treat large clusters as reference levels: as potential take-profit areas, since price is often drawn toward them, and as places to avoid parking a stop-loss, since a sweep into a dense band can also trigger the stops sitting just beyond it. When large clusters sit on both sides of the price, a sharp move in either direction can be amplified.
What do the bands above and below the price mean?
Bands below the current price are estimated liquidation levels for leveraged long positions, which close if price falls to them. Bands above the price are levels for leveraged shorts, which close if price rises to them. The brighter the band, the larger the amount of estimated leverage at that level.
Why does price often move toward liquidation clusters?
Because liquidations are executed as market orders. When price reaches a dense cluster, the forced closes add buying or selling pressure in the direction of the move, which can extend it and trigger further liquidations beyond. That is why large clusters are often described as liquidity pockets or magnets. It is a tendency, not a rule, and price can reverse well before it reaches a band.
Which markets and periods does the heatmap cover?
It covers Bitcoin, Ethereum and the other USDT-margined perpetual futures listed on Binance, searchable from the asset selector. You can view the last 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days or 30 days: shorter periods show the leverage built up around recent price action, while longer ones reveal the larger clusters that have accumulated over weeks.