Liquidation calculator · AVAX
Avalanche liquidation calculator
Liquidation price for AVAX perpetual longs and shorts, and how often AVAX's real price moves would have hit it. Isolated margin, USDT-margined.
AVAX now (25 Oct 2026, 08:35 UTC): price 8.8200 (-1.1% in 24h); open interest on five exchanges $229.3M; liquidated in 24h on Binance and Bybit $1.2M, 98% longs.
How often would AVAX have liquidated each leverage?
| Leverage | Move to liquidation | Long, 1 day | Short, 1 day | Long, 1 week | Short, 1 week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x | 32.9% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% |
| 5x | 19.6% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 8% |
| 10x | 9.6% | 3% | 3% | 22% | 22% |
| 20x | 4.6% | 18% | 16% | 62% | 54% |
| 25x | 3.6% | 29% | 25% | 71% | 62% |
| 50x | 1.6% | 61% | 55% | 88% | 81% |
| 100x | 0.6% | 85% | 83% | 96% | 93% |
Share of past holds that would have been liquidated, AVAX perpetual on Binance, 2026-04-19 to 2026-10-25 (4,513 one-day holds, overlapping). Isolated margin, 0.4% maintenance margin, before fees and funding, which would make it worse. The same test for every coin and any holding time: how fast would you get liquidated?
AVAX market right now
Funding rate per 8 hours: Binance +0.0009%, Bybit -0.0004%, OKX +0.0026%, BingX +0.0091%. Positive funding means longs pay shorts; over days it moves a long's liquidation closer. Details: AVAX funding rate.
Open interest by exchange: Binance $85.7M (37%), Bybit $58.1M (25%), OKX $13.2M (6%), Gate $54.6M (24%), Hyperliquid $17.7M (8%). Chart: AVAX open interest.
Liquidations in 24 hours (Binance and Bybit): longs $1.2M, shorts $26K. Live feed: AVAX liquidations.
Where other traders' leverage may sit is modeled on the AVAX liquidation heatmap - and here is how often price actually went there.
Reading the result
- Leverage sets the distance. At 10x a 9.6% move against you ends the trade, at 50x 1.6%. The coin's volatility decides how often that happens - compare the table above with BTC or ETH.
- Maintenance margin rises with size. Bigger positions and smaller coins get higher rates, which moves liquidation closer. Enter your exchange's rate for AVAX.
- Holding time matters. The longer a position stays open, the more chances price has to reach the level - see the 1-week columns.
FAQ
How far does AVAX have to move to liquidate a 10x position?
About 9.6% against you with isolated margin and a 0.4% maintenance margin rate, before fees and funding: down for a long, up for a short. At 25x it is 3.6%, at 50x 1.6%.
How often would a 10x AVAX long have been liquidated within a day?
In 3% of one-day holds on Binance hourly data from 2026-04-19 to 2026-10-25 (every hour as an entry, isolated margin, 0.4% maintenance margin). A 10x short: 3%. Held for a week: long 22%, short 22%.
What about 25x on AVAX?
A 25x AVAX position is liquidated by a 3.6% move. On the same data that happened within a day in 29% of long holds and 25% of short holds. Past volatility, not a forecast.
Why is my exchange's AVAX liquidation price different?
Exchanges use the mark price, deduct fees and accrued funding, and apply tiered maintenance margin that rises with position size and is often higher for smaller coins. Check your exchange's margin tier table for AVAX and enter that rate in the calculator.