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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 $78,962.76 is liquidated at about $71,461.30, 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 $78,962.76) | Short liquidated at (entry $78,962.76) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2× | 49.50% | $39,876.19 | $118,049.33 |
| 3× | 32.83% | $53,036.65 | $104,888.87 |
| 5× | 19.50% | $63,565.02 | $94,360.50 |
| 10× | 9.50% | $71,461.30 | $86,464.22 |
| 20× | 4.50% | $75,409.44 | $82,516.08 |
| 25× | 3.50% | $76,199.06 | $81,726.46 |
| 50× | 1.50% | $77,778.32 | $80,147.20 |
| 75× | 0.83% | $78,304.74 | $79,620.78 |
| 100× | 0.50% | $78,567.95 | $79,357.57 |
| 125× | 0.30% | $78,725.87 | $79,199.65 |

Entry price: BTC $78,962.76 (price as of Oct 29, 2026, 20:44 UTC).

## Position size with leverage

$500.00 of margin at 10× opens a $5,000.00 position, 0.06332099 BTC at $78,962.76. 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 $78,962.76 with $500.00 isolated is liquidated at $71,461.30; on cross with $1,000.00 more in free balance, at $55,668.75.

## 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 $78,962.76 is liquidated at $71,856.11 instead of $71,461.30.

## 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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