Apr 18, 2026
Ethereum Short Squeeze Erupts as Strait of Hormuz Reopens, $24M in Shorts Liquidated in One Hour
EthereumBinanceCrypto Derivativescrypto market volatilityETH LiquidationsETH Short SqueezeethereumIran US NegotiationsStrait of Hormuz
TLDR: Binance recorded over $1.72B in Ethereum derivatives buy volume within a single hour after the announcement. Around $24M in ETH short positions were liquidated on Binance during the one-hour post-announcement window. Ethereum funding rates stood at -0.004%, confirming most traders were heavily short before the squeeze began. Markets remain highly reactive to U.S.-Iran headlines, [...]
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