{
  "slug": "crypto-liquidation-price",
  "title": "Leverage Liquidation Price Calculator",
  "heading": "Leverage Liquidation Price Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-liquidation-price",
  "summary": "Where a leveraged position gets liquidated.",
  "description": "Higher leverage means a smaller move wipes you out. See the liquidation price and the percentage move that gets you there.",
  "formula": null,
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=crypto-liquidation-price",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "entry",
      "label": "Entry price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 65000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "leverage",
      "label": "Leverage",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 10,
      "unit": "x",
      "min": 1,
      "max": 125
    },
    {
      "id": "side",
      "label": "Direction",
      "kind": "select",
      "hint": null,
      "default": "long",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "long",
          "label": "Long"
        },
        {
          "value": "short",
          "label": "Short"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "mmr",
      "label": "Maintenance margin",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0.5,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "margin",
      "label": "Margin posted",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 1000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "liq",
      "label": "Liquidation price",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "movePct",
      "label": "Move to liquidation",
      "format": "percent",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "buffer",
      "label": "Price buffer ($)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "notional",
      "label": "Position notional",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Entry price: 65000 $",
      "Leverage: 10 x",
      "Direction: Long",
      "Maintenance margin: 0.5 %",
      "Margin posted: 1000 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Liquidation price: $58,825.00",
      "Move to liquidation: 9.50%",
      "Price buffer ($): $6,175.00",
      "Position notional: $10,000"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter entry price ($).",
      "Enter leverage (x).",
      "Enter direction.",
      "Enter maintenance margin (%).",
      "Enter margin posted ($).",
      "Read your liquidation price on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "entry": 39000,
        "leverage": 6,
        "side": "long",
        "mmr": 0.3,
        "margin": 600
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "entry": 65000,
        "leverage": 10,
        "side": "long",
        "mmr": 0.5,
        "margin": 1000
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "entry": 104000,
        "leverage": 16,
        "side": "long",
        "mmr": 0.8,
        "margin": 1600
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the leverage liquidation price calculator work?",
      "a": "Higher leverage means a smaller move wipes you out. See the liquidation price and the percentage move that gets you there."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "5 values: entry price, leverage, direction, maintenance margin, and margin posted. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the liquidation price result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-position-size"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Leverage Liquidation Price Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-liquidation-price)"
}