The liquidation map is one of the most misread tools in crypto. Here is exactly what Glimpse's map is, what it is not, and how to read it honestly.
The liquidation map is a labeled model estimate of the price levels where clusters of leveraged positions could be force-closed — a plausible cluster of fuel above and below price. It is built from public data: candle volume and current open interest, projected across common leverage tiers from roughly 10x to 100x.
It is not real exchange liquidation orders. Exchanges never publish their live liquidation books, so no public map can show confirmed forced-liquidation orders — any page that claims otherwise is estimating too. Glimpse labels the map plainly as an estimate everywhere it appears, so it is never mistaken for exchange order data.
Treat the clusters as zones of potential fuel, not price targets. When price approaches a dense cluster, cascading liquidations can add one-directional pressure — but the map says nothing about whether or when price will get there. Read it alongside open interest and funding, which describe the positioning behind it.
The inputs are public and approximate, so the map inherits their limits: it cannot see individual accounts, actual margin, or hidden hedges, and it assumes standard leverage tiers that real traders vary from. It is a lens for where leverage is likely stacked, not a measurement of it.
No. It is a model estimate built from public candle volume and open interest across leverage tiers. It shows where leveraged positions could get force-closed — a plausible cluster of fuel, not confirmed orders. See it live in the free Market OS. Market information for research, not investment advice.