Record day #14
The Apr 18, 2026 deleveraging day
Record day #14 of 2,244 - open interest removed at prior-day prices - data to 2026-04-18
On Apr 18, 2026, $655M of Bitcoin perpetual open interest on Binance was closed out in a single day, the #14 largest deleveraging day of the 2,244 on record since 2020-09-02. Across all 545 covered markets the total was $1.30B, and 10.3% of them shrank by more than 10% while BTC moved -1.79% on the day.
Markets hit hardest
Open interest removed on the day, valued at the previous close; links go to each market's deleveraging history.
| Market | OI removed | Positions change | Price move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | $655M | -7.96% | -1.79% |
| Ethereum | $419M | -7.45% | -2.84% |
| Solana | $44M | -5.12% | -2.93% |
| Dogecoin | $12M | -5.00% | -4.66% |
| 币安人生 | $10M | -18.43% | +17.30% |
| XAG | $7M | -6.38% | -0.27% |
| Ethena | $6M | -9.23% | -4.07% |
| XRP | $5M | -1.27% | -2.94% |
| Cardano | $5M | -5.35% | -3.68% |
| Sui | $5M | -4.99% | -4.05% |
| Avalanche | $4M | -3.88% | -3.98% |
| Pepe | $4M | -3.57% | -4.52% |
| Chainlink | $3M | -3.60% | -3.43% |
| BNB | $3M | -0.86% | -2.07% |
| Zcash | $3M | -1.92% | -1.76% |
Neighbours on the all-time list
| # | Date | BTC OI removed |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2026-05-15 | $695M |
| 13 | 2021-07-26 | $658M |
| 15 | 2024-03-05 | $647M |
| 16 | 2024-12-16 | $643M |
Questions this record answers
How much open interest was wiped out on Apr 18, 2026?
$655M on the Bitcoin contract and $1.30B across all 545 covered Binance perpetual markets, valued at the previous day's close.
Where does Apr 18, 2026 rank among crypto liquidation days?
#14 of 2,244 days on record since 2020-09-02, ranked by Bitcoin open interest removed.
How broad was the deleveraging?
10.3% of the 545 covered markets saw their open positions fall by more than 10%; BTC's own open interest changed -8.00% and its price -1.79%.
Could you have sat through this day? Replay it candle by candle, without hindsight, in the K-line trainer.