Crypto Futures Liquidations: A Shocking $144 Million Loss in Just One Day

Written by Ohris M. Greyoon, Blockchain & Crypto Expert

Source: Coinmarketcap

Updated: Dec 23 2025

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Recent Liquidations Overview: In the past 24 hours, over $144 million in crypto futures liquidations occurred, primarily affecting long positions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, indicating a sudden market downturn that caught many traders off guard.
Impact of Liquidations: The forced closure of over-leveraged positions can lead to a 'liquidation cascade,' where selling pressure drives prices down further, creating a cycle of additional liquidations and increased market volatility.
Risk Management Strategies: Traders are advised to reduce leverage during volatile periods, use stop-loss orders, and view large-scale liquidations as potential contrarian signals for market rebounds.
Understanding Market Signals: The recent liquidations highlight the importance of understanding market mechanics and risk management, as they can create both challenges and opportunities for informed traders in the crypto market.

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Technical Analysis for SOL

Technical Sentiment Analysis for Solana (SOL) As of , Solana (SOL) is exhibiting a Sell technical sentiment. Our proprietary analysis, which aggregates 4 technical signals, shows that 1 indicators are flashing buy, while 3 are indicating sell.

Momentum Indicators: RSI, MACD & Overbought/Oversold Status Currently, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for SOL stands at -, which suggests a Neutral condition. Meanwhile, the MACD (12, 26) indicator is at -, providing a Neutral signal for short-term momentum. Other oscillators like the Stochastic Oscillator at - and the Commodity Channel Index (CCI) at - further confirm a - outlook for the stock.

Support, Resistance & Moving Averages From a structural perspective, SOL is trading below its 60-day moving average of $- and below its 200-day long-term moving average of $-. Key price levels to watch include the immediate resistance at $- and strong support at $-. A break above $- could signal a bull continuation, while falling below $- may test the next Fibonacci floor at $-.

Solana (SOL) Support & Resistance Level

Name	S3	S2	S1	Pivot Points	R1	R2	R3
Classic	15.911	41.706	67.261	93.056	118.611	144.406	169.961
Fibonacci	41.706	61.321	73.44	93.056	112.671	124.79	144.406

About SOL

Solana is a highly functional open source project that banks on blockchain technology’s permissionless nature to provide decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions. While the idea and initial work on the project began in 2017, Solana was officially launched in March 2020 by the Solana Foundation with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.To learn more about this project, check out our deep dive of Solana.The Solana protocol is designed to facilitate decentralized app (DApp) creation. It aims to improve scalability by introducing a proof-of-history (PoH) consensus combined with the underlying proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus of the blockchain.Because of the innovative hybrid consensus model, Solana enjoys interest from small-time traders and institutional traders alike. A significant focus for the Solana Foundation is to make decentralized finance accessible on a larger scale.

About the author

Ohris M. Greyoon

Ohris M. Greyoon holds a Master’s in Computer Science from MIT and has 10 years of experience in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency markets. A pioneer in decentralized finance (DeFi) analysis, he leads Intellectia’s Crypto News, offering cutting-edge insights into digital assets.

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