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title: "Bitcoin liquidation price and leverage calculator"
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# Bitcoin liquidation price and leverage calculator

**A 10× long on BTC from $79,815.39 is liquidated at about $72,232.93, a 9.50% fall. Higher leverage moves it closer: at 50× a 1.50% fall is enough.**

Liquidation price, margin and position size for a leveraged long or short on isolated margin, with the leverage-to-liquidation-distance table.

## Formula

```text
position          = margin × leverage
long liquidation  = entry × (1 − 1 ÷ leverage + maintenance rate)
short liquidation = entry × (1 + 1 ÷ leverage − maintenance rate)
with extra margin: move that liquidates = (margin + extra margin) ÷ position − maintenance rate
```

## BTC liquidation price by leverage

| Leverage | Move that liquidates | Long liquidated at (entry $79,815.39) | Short liquidated at (entry $79,815.39) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2× | 49.50% | $40,306.77 | $119,324.01 |
| 3× | 32.83% | $53,609.34 | $106,021.44 |
| 5× | 19.50% | $64,251.39 | $95,379.39 |
| 10× | 9.50% | $72,232.93 | $87,397.85 |
| 20× | 4.50% | $76,223.70 | $83,407.08 |
| 25× | 3.50% | $77,021.85 | $82,608.93 |
| 50× | 1.50% | $78,618.16 | $81,012.62 |
| 75× | 0.83% | $79,150.26 | $80,480.52 |
| 100× | 0.50% | $79,416.31 | $80,214.47 |
| 125× | 0.30% | $79,575.94 | $80,054.84 |

Entry price: BTC $79,815.39 (price as of Oct 29, 2026, 20:40 UTC).

## Position size with leverage

$500.00 of margin at 10× opens a $5,000.00 position, 0.06264456 BTC at $79,815.39. A 1% move in your favor returns 10.00% of the margin before fees.

## Isolated vs cross margin

On isolated margin only the position's own margin can be lost. On cross margin the account's free balance backs the position too: liquidation moves further away, and the whole balance is at risk. A 10× long on BTC from $79,815.39 with $500.00 isolated is liquidated at $72,232.93; on cross with $1,000.00 more in free balance, at $56,269.85.

## Why does my exchange show a different liquidation price?

Exchanges raise the maintenance rate as a position grows, take fees out of the margin and trigger liquidation on the mark price, not the last trade. At a 1.00% maintenance rate instead of 0.50%, the same 10× long on BTC from $79,815.39 is liquidated at $72,632.00 instead of $72,232.93.

## How much leverage is too much

Around 9.75× the cushion to liquidation equals what a 1% move pays. Below it the margin absorbs more than a 1% move earns; above it every extra turn of leverage buys payoff by shrinking the cushion.

Interactive calculator: https://flicker.finance/calculators/futures-position/bitcoin

_Figures computed by the calculator's own math; content checked October 17, 2026. Maintenance rate 0.50%, isolated margin, no margin added; at 10× the move that liquidates is 9.50%._

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