Estimated liquidation levels across exchanges, built from open-interest changes, price action and taker flow on our own data — brighter cells mark price zones where more leveraged positions would be liquidated. These are model estimates (leverage cohorts at 10x/25x/50x/100x), not exchange-published figures; dollar values are estimated notional at risk, anchored to open interest. Updates every minute.
The heatmap maps estimated LTC liquidation levels around the current price of $44.74, built from open-interest changes and price action across exchanges and anchored to open interest. Cluster sizes are model estimates — upper bounds, not exchange-published figures.
Litecoin is one of the oldest perpetual markets in crypto, and its leverage crowd behaves accordingly: positioning is steadier, extreme leverage is rarer, and liquidation structure evolves in slow layers. The LTC heatmap often carries visible shelves from positions opened weeks earlier — a longer memory than most alt maps.
What periodically breaks the calm is narrative: ETF filings, halving cycles and payment-adoption headlines can pull sudden leveraged flow into LTC. Those episodes stamp fresh, bright clusters onto an otherwise gradual map, and the contrast between old shelves and new hot zones tells you which vintage of positioning is actually at risk.
Litecoin's open interest turns over at a lower rate, so estimated liquidation levels persist longer before being cleared or closed. The model retires levels only as flow and price warrant.
The calibrated mix skews toward the lower tiers — 10x and 25x carry most of the weight — which places liquidation levels comparatively far from entry prices.
The heatmap shows estimated forward-looking levels over the selected window. For realized long and short liquidation history, see the LTC liquidation chart linked below.