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Ethereum trades between liquidation zones, with leverage driving risk of sharp moves above $2,200 or below $2,050. Ethereum’s recent price swing reflects a fast-moving liquidation cycle in a market crowded with highly margined positions. As ETH slipped through dense liquidity bands, forced sell orders spilled into the next range and intensified the move. Traders now watch two new “flashpoints” as funding and liquidation maps suggest risk sits on both sides of the current price. Ethereum Faces Long Squeeze as Open Interest Collapse Signals Forced Exits According to a liquidation heatmap, ETH first moved into a thick concentration of long liquidations clustered near $2,100 to $2,050. Long positions built up there and later failed as the price drifted downward.  The $ETH short positions bought time from the risk of liquidation. On the other hand, the high-leverage long positions were liquidated. However, the high-leverage short positions will also be liquidated. With high-leverage investing, a once mistake can result in losing… pic.twitter.com/Rm2D8jcP7O — CW (@CW8900) March 26, 2026 Once the breakdown started, cascading liquidations accelerated downside momentum faster than ordinary selling pressure. Derivatives data also matches a forced exit pattern. Open interest (OI) dropped sharply during the decline, which often signals positions closing under margin stress rather than being unwound voluntarily. Price fell while contracting OI trimmed exposure across crowded longs, consistent with a long squeeze flush. Image Source: CryptoQuant After that flush, positioning shifted quickly. Funding rates flipped negative and then stayed below neutral, suggesting short-side dominance for a period.  In practice, this can give bears “time” as traders press downside bets while short liquidation risk remains relatively contained during consolidation. ETH held below key resistance zones rather than reclaiming higher liquidity, allowing the market to digest the aftermath. ETH Price Action Turns Liquidity-Driven With Competing Liquidation Zones Yet, the same setup…

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