ALGO Liquidation Calculator
The quick answer: a Algorand (ALGO) long is liquidated roughly 1 ÷ leverage below your entry (minus a ~0.5% maintenance margin) - about 9.5% at 10×, ~3.5% at 25× and ~0.5% at 100×; shorts mirror the same distance above entry. The calculator below gives your exact price for any entry, leverage and side - free, instant and private (it runs in your browser).
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ALGO is trading at $0.09404 right now, little changed over the past 24 hours. From this price, a long is liquidated near $0.085106 at 10x, $0.090749 at 25x, $0.092629 at 50x and $0.09357 at 100x (0.5% maintenance margin) - short levels mirror the same distances above the price. The past 24 hours were quiet for ALGO - the move stayed inside even a 100x buffer, which is the exception rather than the rule. Funding is currently flat (+0.0000%), so holding a leveraged ALGO position costs little either way right now.
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How ALGO liquidation works
Algorand is a liquid large-cap alt that trends during alt-season rotations. Liquidation happens when losses eat through the margin backing your position - the exchange force-closes it to stop the loss going past your collateral. The isolated-margin estimate is Entry × (1 − 1/Leverage + MMR) for a long and Entry × (1 + 1/Leverage − MMR) for a short, where MMR is the maintenance margin rate (about 0.5% on most ALGO perpetuals). ALGO futures list up to 75× leverage across the major venues, but the headline cap is a trap: the higher you go, the closer liquidation sits to your entry.
ALGO liquidation distance by leverage
How far Algorand has to move against an isolated-margin long before it is liquidated, at a 0.5% maintenance margin:
| Leverage | Move to liquidation | Initial margin |
|---|---|---|
| 5× | −19.50% | 20.00% |
| 10× | −9.50% | 10.00% |
| 25× | −3.50% | 4.00% |
| 50× | −1.50% | 2.00% |
At 100× a move of about 0.5% wipes the position; at 5× you get roughly 19.5% of room. Because Algorand routinely moves several percent in a session, most traders who last keep ALGO leverage in the low-to-mid range and let the position breathe.
Worked example - 10× ALGO long
A 10× ALGO long entered at $0.18 with a 0.5% maintenance margin rate is liquidated at about:
Enter your own numbers above - the calculator prefills the live ALGO price, so you can see exactly where a real position would be wiped right now. Set your stop-loss comfortably inside that level and size by risk.
Common ways ALGO traders get liquidated
- Chasing max leverage. 75× on ALGO means a ~1.33% wick against you is game over - and ALGO prints wicks like that regularly.
- No stop-loss. Without a stop, the exchange's liquidation engine becomes your exit - at the worst possible price, plus a liquidation fee.
- Ignoring funding. On a crowded ALGO trade, funding drains your margin every 8 hours, nudging liquidation closer than the raw price math shows.
- Sizing by dollars, not risk. Size from your stop distance instead - see the position-size calculator.
See ALGO liquidations happen live
Numbers are one thing; watching real leverage get wiped is another. The live liquidations feed and the Rekt ticker show ALGO longs and shorts being force-closed across eight exchanges (Binance, Bybit, OKX, Hyperliquid, Gate, HTX, dYdX, Bitfinex) in real time - a spike in long liquidations often marks local capitulation, a spike in shorts a squeeze. Then rehearse the trade with zero risk on the ALGO paper-trading terminal at the live price, and screen the whole market on the futures screener.
FAQ
At what percentage is a ALGO position liquidated?
Roughly 1 ÷ leverage, minus the maintenance margin. A 10× ALGO position is liquidated after about a 9–10% adverse move; 25× after ~4%; 100× after ~1%.
Does the ALGO liquidation price change with position size?
For isolated margin, no - the liquidation price depends on entry, leverage and MMR, not on how big the position is. For cross margin your whole wallet balance backs the trade, which pushes liquidation further away; model that with the cross-margin calculator.
Is this ALGO liquidation calculator accurate?
It uses the standard isolated-margin formula and your exchange's maintenance margin. Real liquidation can differ slightly because of fees, funding and tiered maintenance margin on very large positions - treat the figure as a close estimate and leave a buffer.
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