Ether short positions totaling $17.12 million were liquidated during the hour ending at 5:21 p.m. ET on October 2, as ETH rose 1.53% to $2,769. Liquidations across Binance, Bybit, and OKX reached $17.23 million. Earlier that day, Binance liquidated a $2.03 million ETH perpetual futures short at $2,747 when the trader no longer met margin requirements.