Glassnode has just updated the liquidation map: the largest short-liquidation cluster above Bitcoin is not at 86,000, but stacked near $90,000.
Over the past two months, two smaller clusters are still lying at 83,000 and 75,000. When price hits a certain layer, volatility at that layer gets accelerated.
A bit against conventional wisdom: the location where shorts get squeezed the hardest is often the most fuel-rich spot for the next wave. In the August squeeze that pushed price from 82,000 up to 86,000, Glassnode later calculated that a single wave cleared 86% of the liquidation clusters in the corridor—shorts were literally using real money to prop up the longs.
My view: now BTC is hovering around 86,000, and the $90,000 short cluster is like a string of fireworks hanging overhead—the closer it gets, the easier it is to ignite. But the liquidation map provides location information, not direction guarantees—under 75,000, there are also long liquidation clusters; if price truly drops, it will be bloody all the same. The key is the path at 83,000 that price has just passed: if it can hold, the $90,000 fuel remains; if it can’t, don’t talk about fuel first—focus on retreat.
Data as of: 2026-10-05 04:00 UTC
Source: Lookonchain (translating Glassnode data); Blockchain.News; CoinMarketCap Academy; MyToken
For information sharing only and does not constitute investment advice.
$BTC #Bitcoin short-term touches $87,000
Do you think October can break above $90,000?
Over the past two months, two smaller clusters are still lying at 83,000 and 75,000. When price hits a certain layer, volatility at that layer gets accelerated.
A bit against conventional wisdom: the location where shorts get squeezed the hardest is often the most fuel-rich spot for the next wave. In the August squeeze that pushed price from 82,000 up to 86,000, Glassnode later calculated that a single wave cleared 86% of the liquidation clusters in the corridor—shorts were literally using real money to prop up the longs.
My view: now BTC is hovering around 86,000, and the $90,000 short cluster is like a string of fireworks hanging overhead—the closer it gets, the easier it is to ignite. But the liquidation map provides location information, not direction guarantees—under 75,000, there are also long liquidation clusters; if price truly drops, it will be bloody all the same. The key is the path at 83,000 that price has just passed: if it can hold, the $90,000 fuel remains; if it can’t, don’t talk about fuel first—focus on retreat.
Data as of: 2026-10-05 04:00 UTC
Source: Lookonchain (translating Glassnode data); Blockchain.News; CoinMarketCap Academy; MyToken
For information sharing only and does not constitute investment advice.
$BTC #Bitcoin short-term touches $87,000
Do you think October can break above $90,000?
