{"id":29625,"date":"2025-08-26T08:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=29625"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:38:32","slug":"bitcoin-hits-7-week-low-to-liquidations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/analysis\/bitcoin-hits-7-week-low-to-liquidations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Hits 7-Week Low to Liquidations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/image_fx_-79-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16634\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bitcoin trades at <strong>$110,269.71<\/strong>, up <strong>0.65% intraday<\/strong>, but remains down <strong>12%<\/strong> from August highs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over <strong>$930M<\/strong> in crypto longs liquidated in 24 hours, with <strong>205,000 traders<\/strong> impacted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin fell sharply this week, dragging the wider crypto market lower after a wave of liquidations flushed leveraged long positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around <strong>$205 billion<\/strong> exited the market in 24 hours, driving total capitalisation back to <strong>$3.84 trillion<\/strong>, its lowest since August 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bitcoin sank to its lowest level in nearly seven weeks as the token retreats further from a record high set in mid-August <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ANNf2WZoB8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ANNf2WZoB8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/1960230800923754791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to CoinGlass, more than <strong>205,000 traders<\/strong> were liquidated, with losses topping <strong>$930 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selloff was triggered by a <strong>24,000 BTC whale dump worth $2.7 billion<\/strong>, which caused Bitcoin to collapse by nearly <strong>$4,000<\/strong> in a matter of hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move pushed BTC below the <strong>$110,800 cost basis<\/strong> of one-to-three-month holders, a level Glassnode highlights as <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NBRxoLcJUV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">historically critical for maintaining bullish momentum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the drop, Bitcoin\u2019s 12% correction remains shallower than past bull-cycle retracements: September 2017 saw a <strong>36% decline<\/strong>, and September 2021 endured a <strong>24% pullback<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A repeat of those drawdowns this September could see BTC retesting <strong>$87,000<\/strong> before the bull trend resumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altcoins endured steeper losses, with <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0imNZjuvc7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Solana down 11% to $186<\/a>, Dogecoin sliding <strong>10% to $0.21<\/strong>, Cardano dropping <strong>9% to $0.83<\/strong>, and Chainlink plunging <strong>11% to $23.30<\/strong>. Ethereum also fell <strong>7%<\/strong> on the day, trading above <strong>$4,400<\/strong> after losing more than <strong>11%<\/strong> since setting a fresh all-time high earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin (BTC\/USD) has had a strong rally this year, climbing from April\u2019s low near $74,778 to its recent peak of $124,492 in early August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since topping out, however, the price has pulled back to around $110,269, now trading below its shorter-term moving averages. This signals a cooling phase after months of steady gains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MACD has crossed into negative territory, showing bearish momentum building as sellers take control in the short term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/1_image-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29626\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">#image_title<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Key support is seen around $108,000\u2013$110,000, with a stronger floor near $100,000 if the decline extends. On the upside, resistance lies at $115,000 and then the August high near $124,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If BTC holds above $110,000 and stabilises, buyers could attempt another push higher, but a break below this level would confirm a deeper correction phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, Bitcoin remains in a longer-term bullish trend, but near-term risks point to further consolidation or a possible test of lower levels before resuming its uptrend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Cautious Forecast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If Bitcoin fails to regain the <strong>$110,800<\/strong> cost-basis level, further corrections toward <strong>$100,000\u2013$95,000<\/strong> are possible. However, if buyers step in on the dip \u2014 as in past cycles \u2014 a recovery back to <strong>$115,000\u2013$120,000<\/strong> could quickly follow, especially if whale-driven supply shocks subside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login?_gl=1*5vyjdn*_gcl_au*Njc1MzM0NjY0LjE3NTEzNTM4MTc.*_ga*MjA5ODA0NDIzNC4xNzI3OTE1ODQ1*_ga_J26NL1ZVX7*czE3NTE4NzkxMDYkbzMwOCRnMSR0MTc1MTg3OTExOCRqNDgkbDAkaDA.*_ga_6XQ8153GYW*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzU3JGcxJHQxNzUxODc5MTE4JGo1MCRsMCRoMA..*_ga_BG6LYEHPX1*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMTgkajUwJGwwJGgw*_ga_J8BRGZSREX*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjIkajQ2JGwwJGgw*_ga_7CG6454YR5*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjIkajQ2JGwwJGgw*_ga_69Z54R4H9N*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjIkajQ2JGwwJGgw*_ga_CY2VCKFC3C*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjIkajQ2JGwwJGgw*_ga_TXZ07R2C21*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjUkajQzJGwwJGgw*_ga_17TMGY9BBE*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjUkajQzJGwwJGgw*_ga_MWDVVSEVL5*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjUkajQzJGwwJGgw*_ga_2QCC3S2748*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjUkajQzJGwwJGgw*_ga_E7D2PCX624*czE3NTE4NzkxMjYkbzUkZzAkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjYkajYwJGwwJGgw*_ga_XJ4037XKK6*czE3NTE4NzkxMjYkbzUkZzAkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjYkajYwJGwwJGgw*_ga_EJCVQDC7VT*czE3NTE4NzkxMDgkbzUkZzEkdDE3NTE4NzkxMjYkajQyJGwwJGgw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">start trading<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BTC\/USD sinks under $109,000 as whale selling and record long liquidations erase $205B from crypto markets. &#8211; vtmarkets.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":16634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[21,12],"class_list":["post-29625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}