- $WLFI tops liquidation charts with $8.51M wiped in 12 hours, hinting at intense volatility.
- Funding rates remain deeply negative across major exchanges, signaling overcrowded short positions.
- Market cap rebounds from $4B to $6B, suggesting buyer interest and potential bullish continuation.
World Liberty Financial ($WLFI) is surging at $0.222, posting a 13.53% daily gain with over $1.3B in trading volume. Analysts cite $8.5M in liquidations and deep negative funding rates, eyeing a breakout to $0.30 — but $0.21 must hold first.
$WLFI Leads Liquidation Charts
Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe has confirmed active trading in $WLFI (World Liberty Financial), citing strong volatility and a potential uptrend. According to van de Poppe, the ideal re-entry sits around the $0.21 support zone, a level backed by technical confluences such as a support/resistance flip, order block, and the 20 EMA on the 4H chart.
Market data supports this setup. In the last 12 hours alone, $WLFI topped liquidation charts with $8.51 million in liquidated positions, per data from Coinglass. This indicates a high level of leveraged trading activity — primarily short positions getting wiped out during the recent bullish move.
In parallel, the market cap dropped from above $8B on September 2 to under $4B by September 5, reflecting heavy sell pressure and liquidations. However, the sharp bounce to over $6B by September 7 signals renewed accumulation and potential short squeeze mechanics at play.
Bearish Pressure Remains as Funding Rates Dive Deep
Despite the recovery, funding rates remain heavily negative across major exchanges. Binance (-0.0912%), OKX (-0.0755%), Bybit (-0.0640%), and WhiteBIT (-0.0919%) all show shorts paying significant fees to hold positions. These extreme values suggest an overcrowded bearish trade — a setup that often precedes a sudden upward spike as short positions get liquidated.
This matches the recent 20% daily gain in price and over $6M in short liquidations in just 8 hours, according to LiquidationMap. The crowd is betting against the trend, while price continues to push higher — a classic recipe for a potential squeeze-driven rally.
If the $0.2150–$0.2250 dip zone holds firm, $WLFI could continue toward the $0.2850–$0.3000 target as predicted by van de Poppe. However, failure to hold that zone might invite further corrections.
Momentum Builds but Eyes Remain on Critical Support
With funding skewed and shorts stacking up, $WLFI’s next move depends on buyer conviction at support. The price currently trades at $0.2243, with a 24-hour volume exceeding $1.3 billion — up 14.82% on the day.
As long as the bullish structure remains intact and leveraged shorts continue to pile on, a move to $0.30 is on the table.
