Liquidation Price Calculator — Crypto Leverage Risk Tool

Enter your entry price — the price at which you opened (or plan to open) the leveraged position. Select your direction: Long if you are buying (expecting the price to rise) or Short if you are selling (expecting the price to fall). Enter your position size in USD, which is the total notional value of the trade (not your margin).

Use the leverage slider to set your leverage multiplier from 1× to 125×. The calculator shows your liquidation price — the price level at which the exchange will forcibly close your position — the percentage distance from your entry to liquidation, and the margin required (your actual collateral = position size / leverage).

A high-leverage warning appears above 20× to remind you that a small price move can liquidate your entire position. This calculator uses a simplified model without exchange fees or funding rates — always verify with your exchange's own liquidation calculator before trading.

The simplified liquidation price formulas for a cross-margin account without fees:

• Long liquidation price = Entry Price × (1 − 1 / Leverage)
• Short liquidation price = Entry Price × (1 + 1 / Leverage)
• Distance to liquidation (%) = |Liquidation Price − Entry Price| / Entry Price × 100
• Margin required = Position Size / Leverage

For example, a long at $50,000 with 10× leverage: liquidation price = $50,000 × (1 − 1/10) = $50,000 × 0.9 = $45,000. The distance is 10% — a 10% drop from entry triggers liquidation and wipes out your margin. At 50× leverage, that distance shrinks to just 2%.

Real exchanges also deduct a maintenance margin and liquidation fee, so actual liquidation prices are typically slightly closer to the entry price than this simplified formula shows.

Example 1 — BTC Long at 10× Leverage

• Entry: $60,000 | Leverage: 10× | Position: $10,000
• Liquidation Price: $54,000
• Distance: 10%
• Margin Required: $1,000

A 10% drop in BTC from $60,000 to $54,000 would liquidate this position, losing the full $1,000 margin. With BTC's typical daily volatility of 3–5%, a 10× leveraged long can be liquidated within hours in a volatile market.

Example 2 — ETH Short at 25× Leverage

• Entry: $3,000 | Leverage: 25× | Direction: Short | Position: $5,000
• Liquidation Price: $3,120
• Distance: 4%
• Margin Required: $200

A short at 25× is liquidated if ETH rises just 4%. With ETH capable of moving 5–10% in a single day, this position carries extreme risk. Even a temporary wick upward on the chart can trigger liquidation before the price resumes a downtrend.

Cross Margin vs Isolated Margin

Isolated margin limits your loss to the margin allocated to that specific position. If liquidated, you only lose that margin — the rest of your account is safe. Cross margin uses your entire account balance as collateral, which gives you a lower liquidation price (more buffer) but risks your entire account if multiple positions go against you simultaneously. Beginners should use isolated margin to cap their maximum loss per trade.