Bitcoin Was at $72,197 at 9:18 a.m. ET as BTC Futures Liquidations Reached $184M

Bitcoin was at $72,196.80 at 9:18 a.m. ET Thursday, while Bitcoin futures liquidations reached $184.17 million over the prior 24-hour period in the available market snapshot.

The snapshot was updated Nov. 12 at 14:18 UTC and showed a rolling 24-hour trading range of $72,100.10 to $74,771.40. Of the liquidated positions, $147.42 million were longs and $36.75 million were shorts.

Long positions accounted for most reported liquidations, meaning more bullish leveraged positions were closed than bearish short positions. Liquidations are forced closures of leveraged trades when traders lack enough margin to maintain their positions.

The $184.17 million figure covered Bitcoin futures alone, rather than all crypto derivatives. That scope matters because a BTC-only total cannot be compared directly with market-wide crypto liquidations. At the snapshot time, Bitcoin’s recorded 24-hour low remained above $72,000. The displayed price and liquidation figures reflect a rolling window, not a full calendar day.