Leverage on the buy side absorbed most of the forced closures on Oct 18. Longs lost $155.8M of the $225.0M our streams recorded, a 69.2% share, against $69.3M on the short side, across 82,499 events on 11 venues.
Ether was the biggest single source at $59.8M, with $35.5M from longs and $24.3M from shorts. Bitcoin followed at $44.4M, and Binance alone handled $135.9M of the day's total.
The day ran 9.7% below Oct 17's $249.1M and under the 7 day average of $339.7M. These are closures recorded from public venue streams, so the full market figure is at least this large.
Ether was the biggest single source at $59.8M, with $35.5M from longs and $24.3M from shorts. Bitcoin followed at $44.4M, and Binance alone handled $135.9M of the day's total.
The day ran 9.7% below Oct 17's $249.1M and under the 7 day average of $339.7M. These are closures recorded from public venue streams, so the full market figure is at least this large.