# Liquidation Estimates (Real-Time)

Liquidation Estimates (Real-Time) approximates long and short liquidations bar by bar on any timeframe, inferring them from volume and price behavior where exchange records are unavailable. Color-coded bars plus dominance, total, and cumulative views show which side of the leveraged market is being flushed: a sentiment and reversal gauge for derivatives traders.

- Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Oct 31, 2023.
- Access: free.
- Concepts: [Liquidation Clusters](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/liquidation-clusters/) (primary), [Open Interest](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/open-interest/)
- Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=cmpwn2w4g0040vhsgv540and4
- Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidation-estimates-real-time/

**Liquidation Estimates (Real-Time)** puts a number on the market's forced exits as they happen, estimating [long and short liquidations](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/liquidation-clusters/) on every bar and every timeframe. Exchange liquidation records are not part of standard chart data, so the indicator infers them from traded volume and the underlying price movement, a chart-native approximation of who is being flushed out, and when.

## How to Trade the Liquidation Estimates (Real-Time)?

- **Green bars — long liquidations**: printed when a sudden drop in price forces leveraged bulls out of their positions.
- **Red bars — short liquidations**: printed when a sharp rally squeezes leveraged bears into forced closes.
- **Dominance view**: plots the difference between long and short liquidations, showing which side the market is currently punishing.
- **Total and cumulative views**: the total sums both sides into one consolidated activity reading, while the cumulative view accumulates the long/short difference to help confirm trend strength and direction.

Waves of one-sided liquidations often accompany sentiment extremes, which is why traders watch them when mapping potential support and resistance, spotting trend reversals, and timing entries and exits.

## Liquidation Estimates (Real-Time) Settings

- **Mode**: selects how the liquidations chart is displayed: the dominance, total, and cumulative representations described above.
- **Longs Reference Price**: the base price used to calculate long liquidations.
- **Shorts Reference Price**: the base price used to calculate short liquidations.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is this actual exchange liquidation data?

No. Direct liquidation feeds are not available in chart data, so the indicator estimates them by analyzing trading volume together with the price move behind it. Treat the output as an approximation of liquidation pressure rather than an exchange ledger.

### How is this different from Liquidation Levels?

This tool estimates liquidations as they occur, bar by bar. The [Liquidation Levels indicator](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidation-levels/) works ahead of price instead, projecting the zones where leveraged positions would be forced out if the market gets there. The two pair naturally: one draws the map, the other times the event.

### How do I get access to Liquidation Estimates (Real-Time)?

It is free on the LuxAlgo Library. From this page you can also send it straight into Quant, our coding agent, to run it against your market. You can also copy the source code from this page and run it anywhere Pine Script® runs.

## Related indicators

- [Liquidation Levels](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidation-levels/) (Liquidation Clusters): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidation-levels.md
- [Liquidations Meter](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidations-meter/) (Liquidation Clusters): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidations-meter.md
- [Crypto Liquidation Heatmap](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/crypto-liquidation-heatmap/) (Liquidation Clusters): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/crypto-liquidation-heatmap.md
- [Volume Bubbles & Liquidity Heatmap](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-bubbles-liquidity-heatmap/) (Liquidation Clusters): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-bubbles-liquidity-heatmap.md
- [Open Interest Chart](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/open-interest-chart/) (Open Interest): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/open-interest-chart.md
- [Open Interest Inflows & Outflows](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/open-interest-inflows-outflows/) (Open Interest): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/open-interest-inflows-outflows.md
- [Bitcoin Power Law Clock](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/bitcoin-power-law-clock/) (Crypto Cycle Models): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/bitcoin-power-law-clock.md
- [Bitcoin Power Law](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/bitcoin-power-law/) (Crypto Cycle Models): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/bitcoin-power-law.md

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Source: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidation-estimates-real-time/ (LuxAlgo Library). Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/