Liquidation
Price Calculator
Don't let a wick wipe you out. Find your exact liquidation and bankruptcy price before you enter the trade.
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Most liquidations happen from poor planning. Pair this tool with our Breakout Scanner for surgical entries that keep liquidation far from your stop.
LAUNCH LIVE SCANNER*Estimate for isolated margin. Excludes fees & funding.
How to Calculate Liquidation
Four steps to find where your futures position gets closed.
Pick Direction
Choose LONG or SHORT for your position.
Entry & Leverage
Enter your entry (or load a live price) and leverage.
Maintenance Margin
Set the coin's MM rate from your exchange's risk tier.
Read Liquidation
See liquidation price, bankruptcy price and safety buffer.
Survival Guide: The Liquidation Calculator
In leveraged crypto trading, your liquidation price is the number that separates a winning trade from a wiped account.
Whether you scalp Binance Futures or hold a 10x long on Bybit, knowing how to calculate liquidation price crypto is mandatory. This tool models the margin engine so a single wick never ends your run.
The Liquidation Death-Toll
- Entry price precision is required
- Maintenance margin varies by asset
- Funding rates slowly drain margin
- Slippage during wicks fires early
- Auto-deleveraging (ADL) risk
Margin Ratio
Your liquidation depends on the ratio of maintenance margin to equity. When it hits 100%, the exchange engine triggers.
Maintenance Margin
Not the same as initial margin. It's the minimum equity to keep the position open — fall below and you're liquidated.
Liquidation Fee
Liquidation also charges a fee to the insurance fund. Set a stop-loss above this point to save it.
The Mathematics of Survival
Liq Price (Long) = Entry × (1 − 1/Leverage + MM%)
A 50x long liquidates on a 2% move — which can happen in an hour. Keep your safety buffer above 3× the daily ATR, and treat your stop-loss, not the margin engine, as your real exit. Pros rarely exceed 10x.
Isolated vs. Cross Margin
Isolated — Targeted Risk
Each trade has its own container. Lose $100 here and the rest of your wallet is safe. Recommended for most traders.
Cross — Portfolio Shield
Your whole wallet is collateral. It delays liquidation but a crash can take everything. Use only with tight risk control.
Why Isolated Wins
Precise stop losses — exact dollar risk, no math overhead.
Emotional control — a capped worst case prevents panic.
High-leverage safety — the only sane way to use >20x.
The "Scam Wick" Defense
Market makers hunt dense liquidation pockets. Don't be the target.
Vol Gap
Check the 1h volume profile — don't sit your liquidation in a low-volume zone that's easy to push through.
Mark Smoothing
Binance triggers on Mark Price, not a 1-second wick. That's your primary defense.
Risk Desk
When volatility spikes 100%+, exchanges can raise maintenance margin without notice.
The Buffer
Keep a 5–10% distance even on high-leverage trades.
Technical FAQ
Deep answers for advanced futures traders.
Why is the Binance liquidation price different from other exchanges?
Binance uses a tiered margin system: as your position size grows, the maintenance margin increment rises. A $10,000 position may use 0.5% MM while a $1M position needs 1.0%. Adjust the maintenance margin field to match your position tier exactly.
What is the bankruptcy price?
The bankruptcy price is where your entire margin is gone (zero equity). The liquidation price sits slightly before it — the gap is the maintenance margin the exchange keeps as a buffer to close your position and fund the insurance pool.
Can I be liquidated on spot markets?
No. On spot you own the asset outright — price can fall to zero and you still hold the quantity, only an unrealized loss. Liquidation only exists in margin and futures trading where you use borrowed capital.
How do I calculate liquidation price for a short?
For a short, liquidation happens when price rises: Liq = Entry × (1 + 1/Leverage − MM%). Because price has no ceiling, shorts carry higher systemic risk — switch the toggle to SHORT to model it.
Should I add margin or exit the trade?
If your trade thesis is invalid (e.g. support broke), exit. Adding margin to a broken trade is revenge trading and the fastest way to lose a wallet. Only add margin to defend a structural level that's still intact.
How does funding rate affect liquidation?
Holding a long while funding is positive (e.g. 0.05% per 8h) drains ~0.15% of position value daily — about 3% of margin per day on a 20x position — slowly pushing your liquidation price closer. Negative funding pays you and moves it further away.
Do altcoins liquidate differently from Bitcoin?
Yes. BTC usually has the lowest maintenance margin (0.4–0.5%). Volatile small caps (PEPE, WIF) can require 5%+ MM. Always check your exchange's risk-tier table for the specific coin and set it here.
Is this calculator accurate for Bybit and OKX?
Yes. Their isolated-margin logic is standard. Select ISOLATED on your exchange and match the maintenance margin to your coin's tier for a conservative, accurate estimate.
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