{"content":"A heavy shakeout just hit the market and both sides felt it. Nearly $174M in positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours. Longs lost $89M, shorts $84M, showing how volatile things have become. • 12h Rekt: $93M cleared, split almost evenly between longs and shorts, a sign of pure indecision • 4h Rekt: $29M flushed out as liquidity hunts continued on both sides • 1h Rekt: $8M wiped in quick bursts as short-term traders got caught mid-swing This kind of symmetrical liquidation often sets up a major directional move next. The market just cleaned up leverage, and whoever stays patient will catch the breakout that follows.","images":["https://d35imkjvkj28kt.cloudfront.net/uploadfile/article/blog/2025102025/10/18/17b796b1e0d7b26f297fd4e5745b3b40.png"],"tags":[],"tradingPairs":[],"quotearticleid":0}