October 4 Crypto Check: $2.9T Cap, Greed at 67, Shorts Lead $54.58M Liquidations
On October 4, 2026, crypto market cap sat near $2.9T, up 0.86%, with every listed major in the green and shorts accounting for most of the rolling liquidations.
🔥 What the board shows
- Market cap: $2.9T, +0.86%.
- 24h volume: $40.97B, down 57.71%.
- BTC dominance 58.9%, ETH dominance 11.4%.
- Fear and Greed: 67, Greed. Altcoin Season Index: 60, Neutral (top 50 vs BTC, 90d).
- Breadth: 6/6 gainers. Average 24h move: +1.42%. Best performer: BNB.
📈 Listed prices
- BTC $85,128.40, up 0.6%.
- ETH $2,703.49, up 0.8%.
- SOL $121.03, up 1.3%.
- BNB $787.86, up 2.8%.
- HYPE $90.42, up 2.2%.
- XRP $1.50, up 0.8%.
💥 Liquidation mix
- Rolling 24h total: $54.58M. Traders liquidated: 37,802.
- Shorts $34.24M (63%) versus longs $20.34M (37%).
- Largest single order: $3.39M, Binance ETHUSDT.
- 1h print: $6.23M, mostly shorts at $5.64M.
- 4h print: $15.04M, shorts $11.37M against longs $3.67M.
- 12h print: $28.77M, shorts $19.07M against longs $9.71M.
A green session with much lighter volume and a short-led liquidation print is the core story, not a broad volume surge. The short skew shows up from the 1-hour window through the full 24 hours.
Which number matters more here, the 57.71% volume drop or the short-heavy liquidations? 👇
Drop the asset from this list you are watching closest after this read.
Not investment advice - research on your own! 🚀
$BTC
On October 4, 2026, crypto market cap sat near $2.9T, up 0.86%, with every listed major in the green and shorts accounting for most of the rolling liquidations.
🔥 What the board shows
- Market cap: $2.9T, +0.86%.
- 24h volume: $40.97B, down 57.71%.
- BTC dominance 58.9%, ETH dominance 11.4%.
- Fear and Greed: 67, Greed. Altcoin Season Index: 60, Neutral (top 50 vs BTC, 90d).
- Breadth: 6/6 gainers. Average 24h move: +1.42%. Best performer: BNB.
📈 Listed prices
- BTC $85,128.40, up 0.6%.
- ETH $2,703.49, up 0.8%.
- SOL $121.03, up 1.3%.
- BNB $787.86, up 2.8%.
- HYPE $90.42, up 2.2%.
- XRP $1.50, up 0.8%.
💥 Liquidation mix
- Rolling 24h total: $54.58M. Traders liquidated: 37,802.
- Shorts $34.24M (63%) versus longs $20.34M (37%).
- Largest single order: $3.39M, Binance ETHUSDT.
- 1h print: $6.23M, mostly shorts at $5.64M.
- 4h print: $15.04M, shorts $11.37M against longs $3.67M.
- 12h print: $28.77M, shorts $19.07M against longs $9.71M.
A green session with much lighter volume and a short-led liquidation print is the core story, not a broad volume surge. The short skew shows up from the 1-hour window through the full 24 hours.
Which number matters more here, the 57.71% volume drop or the short-heavy liquidations? 👇
Drop the asset from this list you are watching closest after this read.
Not investment advice - research on your own! 🚀
$BTC
