arbitrum liquidation heatmap
how to read this map
each bar is a price bucket where leveraged ARB positions are estimated to get force-closed. bars above the mark are short liquidations — fuel for a squeeze higher. bars below are long liquidations — fuel for a flush lower. bar width is the estimated dollars at stake, on a log scale so a $20M cluster and a $400M cluster can share one screen.
price doesn't move through these levels politely. when ARB enters a fat cluster, forced market orders stack up, which pushes price into the next bucket, which liquidates the next layer. the tape calls this a cascade; the heatmap shows you where the kindling is stacked before it lights.
where the estimate comes from
we rebuild open-position estimates from our own recorded binance liquidation tape: bucket the forced-flow history around the current mark, and what prints repeatedly at a price level is a cluster. it is an estimate of forced seller/buyer density, not an exchange's internal book — nobody outside the venue sees that. treat fat bars as magnets, not guarantees: clusters get swept early, or price front-runs them and leaves the pile untouched.
the map refreshes from the live cluster endpoint when your browser can reach the api, and falls back to the last build-time export otherwise. stale is fine here — big clusters move in hours, not seconds.
watching vs getting told
the map is free to watch, forever. what isn't free is being told: cluster alerts — a telegram message when ARB enters a cluster zone you care about — are a paid feature. that's the line this site draws: information you look up is free, information pushed at you while you sleep costs a few dollars.
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faq
what is a liquidation heatmap?
a price ladder of estimated forced-liquidation clusters: bars above the mark show where shorts get liquidated on a pump, bars below show where longs get liquidated on a dump. bar width is the estimated dollars that get force-closed in that bucket.
are these liquidation levels exact?
no — they're estimates rebuilt from recorded liquidation tape and open-interest math. the exchange knows the real book; everyone outside is approximating. use the levels as zones of interest, not as lines price must respect.
why do big clusters act like magnets?
because liquidation is reflexive: price entering a cluster triggers forced market orders, which move price further into the cluster. a $400M pile of underwater longs isn't a support level — it's a target that gets swept because it's there. sometimes price front-runs the cluster and it never fills; that's trading, not a broken map.
how often does the heatmap update?
the page re-fetches the live cluster endpoint every 60 seconds while you watch. if the api is unreachable you keep seeing the last exported snapshot — big clusters change over hours, so a stale bar is usually still the right bar.
can i get an alert when price nears a cluster?
yes — that's the paid tier. the map is free to watch; cluster alerts (a telegram message when price enters a cluster zone) are a paid feature. upgrade via the bot link below the map, or pay with crypto once invoicing is live.
in the last 24h: $497,591,786 liquidated across 68,974 events