Crypto Liquidation
Price Calculator
Enter your entry price, leverage, and position direction. Instantly see exactly what price will wipe your position. No signup. No cookies. Just math.
// Trade parameters
// Liquidation analysis
Liquidation Price
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Distance to Liq.
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Price Move Needed
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Risk Level
Enter your trade parameters above
// How it works
Long position
A 10× long liquidates when price drops 10%. A 100× long liquidates after a 1% drop.
Short position
A 10× short liquidates when price rises 10%. A 100× short liquidates after a 1% rise.
Note: Actual liquidation prices vary by exchange due to maintenance margin requirements (typically 0.5%). Always verify with your exchange. This calculator uses the simplified formula for illustration.
// Frequently asked
What happens when you get liquidated?
When the market price hits your liquidation price, the exchange's liquidation engine automatically closes your position at market. Your initial margin is consumed. In most cases you receive nothing back — your entire position is wiped. Exchanges technically leave a small amount of maintenance margin, but in practice, if you get liquidated, you lose everything you put in.
How do I avoid liquidation?
The obvious answer: use lower leverage. A 2× position needs a 50% drop to liquidate. A 100× position needs just 1%. Beyond leverage, common risk management techniques include: setting stop-losses before your liquidation price, using isolated margin mode (so one bad trade doesn't take your whole account), only risking 1–2% of portfolio per trade, and adding margin to endangered positions — though the last option often just delays the inevitable.
Is isolated or cross margin better?
Isolated margin: your liquidation risk is limited to the margin allocated to that specific position. You can lose your trade margin but not your whole account. Better for most traders. Cross margin: the exchange uses your total balance as collateral. Harder to liquidate individual positions, but a bad enough trade can wipe your entire account. This calculator assumes isolated margin.
What's the difference between a margin call and liquidation?
In traditional finance, a margin call is a warning from your broker to add funds. In crypto, there is no warning. The liquidation happens automatically when your margin falls below the maintenance threshold. Some exchanges send email notifications, but by the time you read it, it's already done. See our article on margin call meaning in crypto.
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