Futures Liquidation Price Calculator
Estimate the price at which a leveraged crypto position is liquidated, and how far the market can move against you before it happens. Isolated margin, before fees and funding.
Estimate only, for isolated margin, before trading fees and funding. Real liquidation prices depend on your exchange's tiered maintenance margin and whether you use cross or isolated margin. Confirm on your exchange before trading. Futures trading with leverage carries significant risk of loss, including your full margin.
How Liquidation Price Works
When you trade with leverage, you put up a fraction of the position as margin. If the market moves against you far enough that your remaining margin falls to the exchange's maintenance requirement, the position is liquidated and you lose that margin. The higher the leverage, the smaller the move it takes.
Rough rule of thumb
Before fees and maintenance margin, a long position is liquidated after roughly a 1 divided by leverage move down: about 10 percent at 10x, about 5 percent at 20x, about 2 percent at 50x. A short is the mirror image to the upside. This is why high leverage is dangerous: normal volatility can liquidate you.
Trade futures with stop-losses, not just hope
TradeArmor supports automated futures on Bybit, OKX, Bitget, KuCoin, and Hyperliquid with stop-loss and trailing take-profit, so your exits are defined in advance rather than left to a liquidation engine. Futures are on the Enterprise tier.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the liquidation price calculated?
For an isolated-margin position, the estimate is entry price times (1 minus 1 divided by leverage, plus the maintenance margin rate) for a long, and entry price times (1 plus 1 divided by leverage, minus the maintenance margin rate) for a short. It is an estimate that excludes fees and funding.
What is the maintenance margin rate?
It is the minimum margin an exchange requires to keep a position open, often around 0.5 percent for major pairs at moderate leverage. If your margin falls below it, the position is liquidated. Tiered rates vary by exchange and position size.
How does leverage affect the liquidation price?
Higher leverage moves the liquidation price closer to your entry, so a smaller adverse move liquidates you. At 10x, a long is liquidated after roughly a 10 percent drop before fees and maintenance margin; at 20x, roughly 5 percent.
Is this calculator exact for my exchange?
No. It is a close estimate for isolated margin. Real liquidation prices depend on your exchange's tiered maintenance margin, fees, funding, and cross versus isolated margin. Always confirm on your exchange before trading.
Does TradeArmor support futures trading?
Yes. TradeArmor supports automated futures on Bybit, OKX, Bitget, KuCoin, and Hyperliquid, with leverage up to 20x, stop-loss, and trailing take-profit, on the Enterprise tier. Futures carry significant risk of loss.