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Litecoin RSI Hits 70.1 While $556.3M OI Shrinks 4.4% in 24h
Litecoin’s daily RSI is at 70.1 while aggregate open interest has fallen 4.4% in 24 hours to $556.3M. Heavy account-level long exposure, broadly positive funding and long-dominated liquidations point to an overbought market whose leverage is already being reduced.
Bitcoin Cash OI Purge: $291.8M Open Interest Down 2.6% as Longs Unwind
Bitcoin Cash open interest has fallen 2.6% in 24 hours to about $291.8M, led by declines on Binance, Bybit and OKX. Long liquidations dominate the daily tape, while account positioning remains long-heavy even as takers press short exposure.
Shiba Inu OI Climbs 2.7% as $53.0M Positions Meet a Purge Test
Shiba Inu open interest has risen 2.7% in 24 hours to about $53.0M, while account positioning is 68.1% long against a 58.2% taker reading. Liquidations remain modest at $82.4K, with the market showing more evidence of short-side stress than a broad long purge.
Solana Liquidation Skew: $1.2M Shorts Hit in the Latest Four Hours
SOL trades at $119.73 with $5.2B in open interest, while short liquidations reached $1.2M over four hours against just $45.5K in long liquidations. However, the 24-hour picture reverses, with $8.4M in longs liquidated versus $4.9M in shorts, leaving a split but squeeze-prone derivatives setup.
Ethereum Liquidation Skew: $15.5M Shorts Lost in Four Hours
Ethereum derivatives show a sharp short-liquidation skew: $15.5M of shorts were wiped out in four hours versus $0.4M of longs, while open interest rose 2.0% over 24 hours to $26.9B. Account positioning remains long-heavy, but taker flow is more defensive, leaving the squeeze vulnerable to a loss of momentum.
Bitcoin Derivatives: $44.8B OI Meets 58.2% Long Account Exposure
Bitcoin is trading at $83,896 with aggregate open interest near $44.8B, while accounts remain 58.2% long and average funding is negative. The structure points to crowded directional exposure, but the immediate liquidation map still leaves room for a short squeeze above $84,329.
NEAR Protocol: $20.9M Liquidations Expose a Long-Side Skew
NEAR trades at $4.699 after 24-hour open interest fell 13.7% to roughly $1.286B, while $20.9M in liquidations were overwhelmingly long positions. Exchange positioning shows accounts still long-heavy, but active takers are more defensive, creating a fragile liquidation skew.
NEAR Protocol OI Purge: $1.27B Open Interest Falls 18.3% Today
NEAR Protocol is trading at $4.637 after aggregate open interest fell 18.3% in 24 hours to about $1.27B. Long liquidations dominate the tape, while account positioning remains more bullish than active taker flow, pointing to leverage being flushed rather than a clean reset.
Ethereum Options Max-Pain Proxy: $26.0B OI Faces a Long Trap
Ethereum derivatives show $26.0B in open interest, a 1.8% daily decline, and $81.5M in 24-hour liquidations. Long-heavy accounts, softer taker positioning and uneven funding point to a fragile max-pain setup near major liquidation levels.
Aster OI at $317.1M: Binance Leads as Price Slips to $0.7045
Aster trades at $0.7045 with venue open interest near $317.1M, down 0.1% over 24 hours as Binance expands while several other venues contract. Account positioning remains 64.7% long, but taker positioning is only 28.7% long, creating a sharp structural warning.
Ethereum ETF Flows Meet $26.0B OI and Uneven Funding Signals
Ethereum derivatives show $26.0B in open interest, down 1.7% over 24 hours, while account positioning remains 65.3% long against 51.4% long in active taker flow. Liquidations reached $81.9M, with long-side losses dominating the latest 4-hour window.
Bitcoin Faces $438M Liquidations as 24-Hour Crypto Rankings Split
Crypto derivatives saw $438.3 million in 24-hour liquidations, led by Bitcoin, Ethereum and ZEC. The ranking also shows a sharp divide between speculative gainers such as GP and GPSOL and steep losers including TOKYOEL and JINQIAN.
Zcash Open Interest Falls 5.8% as $2.8B Structure Turns Fragile
Zcash futures open interest has dropped 5.8% in 24 hours to $2.8B while the price is down 7.7% to $1,453.84. Long liquidations dominated the past day at $26.4M versus $2.2M for shorts, exposing a market still vulnerable to forced selling.
Aster at $0.7054: $316.3M OI Shows Positioning Divergence
Aster’s $316.3M derivatives open interest is down 2.0% in 24 hours, while Binance, Bybit and Aster itself show sharply different positioning changes. Accounts remain 64.7% long, but the active-taker reading is only 28.7%, with long liquidations dominating the day.
Quant QNT: $108.1M OI Falls 6.6% as Breakout Loses Force
Quant trades at $226.54 after a 24.2% slide, while open interest stands at $108.1M, down 6.6% in 24 hours. Binance holds 33.3% of OI, but its exposure has fallen 15.7%, revealing a fragile breakout structure.
Bitcoin Market Recap: $225.4B Volume Meets $481.7M Liquidations
Crypto derivatives turnover reached $225.4B in 24 hours while open interest held near $126.5B, with long liquidations accounting for most of the $481.7M forced unwind. Altcoin leadership remains broad, but Bitcoin is pinned near the $83,000 options max-pain level as leverage stays constructive.
Derivatives Daily: Bitcoin $83,462 and $483M Liquidations on Sep 29
Crypto derivatives recorded $483.0M in 24-hour liquidations, with longs accounting for $372.9M, while global open interest remained near $127.7B. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF flows stayed positive over the latest reported session, but options positioning and a Fear & Greed reading of 74 point to a crowded bullish backdrop.
Chainlink OI Jumps 11.6% as $756.1M Builds Behind LINK Rally
LINK trades at $15.293 after open interest climbed 11.6% in 24 hours to about $756.1M, while 24-hour liquidations reached $4.0M. Exchange positioning remains account-long, but taker data and uneven funding rates show a more contested structure beneath the rally.
Bitcoin OI Falls 2.2% as $44.6B Positions Face Max-Pain Test
Bitcoin trades at $83,594.1 while aggregate open interest has fallen 2.2% in 24 hours to $44.6B. Long liquidations dominate the 24-hour tape, but account positioning remains long-heavy as taker flow turns defensive.
Cardano OI Falls 11.9% as $484.7M Derivatives Structure Turns Defensive
Cardano futures open interest has fallen 11.9% in 24 hours to about $484.7M while ADA trades at $0.2426. Heavy long liquidations, crowded account positioning and bearish taker flow point to a defensive derivatives structure.