$BNB rebounds after the Fed hike, but the liquidation map remained symmetrical.
📉 BNB at $719.73 (+0.89% in 24h). The Fed raised 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% (first hike since July 2023, with a dot plot calling for one more) and the market didn’t react. The week’s blow came on Tuesday: the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act.
Liquidation map, by distance to price:
BELOW - longs get liquidated:
🔻 $716.03 · -0.51% · 34% of strength
🔻 $709.13 · -1.47% · 67%
🔻 $687.44 · -4.49% · 100% (heaviest)
ABOVE - shorts get liquidated:
🔺 $723.43 · +0.51% · 34%
🔺 $730.33 · +1.47% · 67%
🔺 $752.02 · +4.49% · 100%
The map came out almost mirrored because funding is at zero: nobody pays for being long or for being short—the “meat” gets split evenly and price has no clear magnet. The first weighted level is at -1.5% ($709.13, 67%).
And a BNB-specific risk: on BNB Chain it’s used as collateral, so a drop to $709 can trigger cascading liquidations.
Does it break one way or the other?
Follow me for the next episode of Whale Flow.
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Data: Binance API (spot + futures + L2) + press from 16-09-2026. Estimated zones. Not financial advice. DYOR.
📉 BNB at $719.73 (+0.89% in 24h). The Fed raised 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% (first hike since July 2023, with a dot plot calling for one more) and the market didn’t react. The week’s blow came on Tuesday: the Senate blocked the CLARITY Act.
Liquidation map, by distance to price:
BELOW - longs get liquidated:
🔻 $716.03 · -0.51% · 34% of strength
🔻 $709.13 · -1.47% · 67%
🔻 $687.44 · -4.49% · 100% (heaviest)
ABOVE - shorts get liquidated:
🔺 $723.43 · +0.51% · 34%
🔺 $730.33 · +1.47% · 67%
🔺 $752.02 · +4.49% · 100%
The map came out almost mirrored because funding is at zero: nobody pays for being long or for being short—the “meat” gets split evenly and price has no clear magnet. The first weighted level is at -1.5% ($709.13, 67%).
And a BNB-specific risk: on BNB Chain it’s used as collateral, so a drop to $709 can trigger cascading liquidations.
Does it break one way or the other?
Follow me for the next episode of Whale Flow.
#BNB #Binance $BNB
Data: Binance API (spot + futures + L2) + press from 16-09-2026. Estimated zones. Not financial advice. DYOR.
