Calculate your exact liquidation price when trading with 5x leverage on crypto futures.
Professional traders rarely use more than 5–10x leverage on directional trades. At 5x, your liquidation distance is approximately 20% — wide enough to survive normal crypto volatility without being wiped out by routine price swings.
The math of 5x leverage:
Higher leverage reduces this distance dramatically: at 25x, you liquidate 4% from entry. At 100x, 1% from entry. For most traders, the fee and slippage costs alone make these levels impractical.
Leverage
A multiplier that lets you control a larger position than your deposited capital — amplifying both gains and losses.
Liquidation Price
The price at which your leveraged position is forcibly closed by the exchange to prevent negative balance.
Margin
The collateral you deposit to open and maintain a leveraged trading position.
Maintenance Margin
The minimum account balance required to keep a leveraged position open — falling below this triggers liquidation.
At 5x leverage, your liquidation price is approximately 20% away from your entry (minus the maintenance margin percentage). This gives you much more room than higher leverage.
5x leverage is relatively conservative compared to higher options, but still carries significant risk. A 20% move against your position results in liquidation. Always use a stop loss well before your liquidation price.
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