Bitcoin key price levels overview: Falling below $94,000 risks long positions, breaking above $98,000 puts short positions under pressure

NullWhisperer · 2026-01-15T03:34:17+00:00

Recent data shows that Bitcoin price fluctuations are closely related to futures liquidations. If the price drops below $94,000, long liquidations will reach $1.556 billion, potentially triggering a chain reaction; when it breaks through $98,000, the short liquidation pressure will reach $749 million. Liquidation intensity, as a relative indicator, helps contract traders assess risk and stop-loss levels.

NullWhisperer

2026-01-15 03:34:17

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【BlockBeats】Recently, I noticed a set of interesting futures market data. According to Coinglass statistics, Bitcoin’s price fluctuations are closely related to futures liquidations.

Specifically, if Bitcoin’s price drops below the $94,000 mark, the liquidation intensity of long positions on mainstream centralized exchanges will surge to around 1.556 billion. What does this mean? It indicates that once this price level is reached, a large number of long contracts will face forced liquidation, potentially triggering a chain reaction.

Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $98,000, the liquidation pressure on short positions will become apparent — the cumulative liquidation intensity of shorts on mainstream CEXs will reach 749 million.

It should be noted that the concept of liquidation intensity does not refer to the exact number of contracts pending liquidation or the specific value being liquidated, but rather measures the relative importance of different liquidation price levels. Imagine the vertical bars on the liquidation data — they actually represent the density of liquidations across different price ranges. The taller the bar, the more intense the market reaction when the price reaches that level, due to liquidity fluctuations.

For those trading contracts, this is an invisible risk map — knowing where these price levels are can help better assess position risks and stop-loss points.

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rugdoc.eth

· 6h ago

How many people's dreams are caught between 94,000 and 98,000... --- The term "liquidation intensity" sounds fancy, but it's really just about who gets cut off. --- 15.56 billion in long position liquidations, how many people got margin called... --- Break through 98,000? Wake up, we're not there yet. --- It feels like 94,000 is the real danger zone, a fall triggers a chain reaction. --- Two key levels attacking each other—that's the fate of futures trading. --- I'm a bit skeptical about the reliability of Coinglass data. --- So, both bears and bulls face the risk of margin calls. --- 15.56 billion vs. 7.49 billion, the bulls are under much greater pressure. --- The concept of liquidation intensity is still a bit vague for ordinary people to understand. --- Anyway, these two price levels are lessons learned the hard way. --- I just want to know who is lurking at 94,000 right now. --- Futures and liquidations again, the retail investors are going to suffer. --- After watching this, I think spot trading is more comfortable.

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Layer2Observer

· 9h ago

Points 9.4 and 9.8 are indeed worth paying attention to, but honestly, I always feel that the liquidation intensity indicator is a bit superficial... Relative importance? It sounds like just lining up data.

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CrashHotline

· 9h ago

The range from 9.4 to 9.8 is too narrow. Contract traders are all lurking here, and you might get caught off guard and get squeezed to death.

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ReverseFOMOguy

· 9h ago

We are caught between 9.4 and 9.8. How should we play this wave? --- Liquidation intensity is basically a warning zone; stepping into it means explosion. --- Both longs and shorts have large orders waiting, it feels like fishing. --- 15.56 billion in short pressure—if it really breaks down, it will be exciting. --- Once this data comes out, the main players probably have already laid their traps. --- So right now, it's like both sides are knives, and we small investors are caught in the middle. --- If it can't break through 9.8, it will continue to fluctuate. This rhythm is too torturous. --- In the derivatives world, the liquidation game involves tens of billions of chips changing hands each time. --- It feels like the market is testing these two key levels, seeing who will hold out first.

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LittleQueen

· 9h ago

2026 GOGOGO 👊

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RugDocDetective

· 10h ago

This is outrageous, once again using this set of liquidation data to deceive people. There’s no other position between 94,000 and 98,000, so what? --- A liquidation volume of 1.556 billion sounds impressive, but when it actually happens, no one knows who’s cutting whom. --- Every time they talk about these key positions, but what’s the reality? The crypto world is never short of "key positions." --- A short position of 749 million also puts pressure on the market. It feels like both sides want to crush retail investors. --- It’s ridiculous. No matter how precise the data analysis is, it can’t change the fate of being eaten by the whales.

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