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The altcoin market in December no longer showed the significant losses seen last month. Now move on to a new side stage. Several altcoins with unique catalysts and news streams have prompted many derivatives traders to take unilateral positions.
However, this week also brings several important economic events. These events may expose their positions to significant liquidation risks.
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1. Zcash (ZEC)
From last month’s record high of $748, ZEC is down 50%. Such a deep decline tends to attract investors who believe they missed out on previous opportunities. This sentiment reinforces the expectations of derivatives traders of a rebound in December. As a result, the accumulated liquidation volume on Long’s side increased.
Traders also have another reason to bet on Long positions. Zuko Wilcox, founder of Zicash, Sign up for a discussion on December 15 sponsored by the SEC About digital currencies, financial surveillance and privacy. Investors expect Zooko’s emergence to increase support for private cryptocurrencies such as ZEC.
If Long positions remain too confident without stop-loss plans, Long traders could face liquidations of up to $98 million if ZEC falls towards $295 this week.
A recent analysis by BeInCrypto showed that ZEC is still in a general downward trend After previous FOMO activity. His artistic structure continues Similarity of bubble patterns.
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2. ASTER
Aster, a leading DEX on the BNB chain, benefited from an increase in trading activity during DEX permanent peaks in September. However, its price has fallen by more than 60%, and now floats below $1.
Liquidation charts show that the total active liquidation volume of Short positions exceeds the volume of Long positions. Even then, short sellers could face significant risks this week.
Aster recently announced The accelerated recovery program It begins on December 8, 2025. The new daily recovery speed is about $4 million, up from the previous $3 million.
This development could support the price increase this week. If ASTER rises to $1.07, the total volume of liquidation on the short side could be more than $32 million.
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Technically, the analysts also have that the price has reached a strong support zone and has broken above the monthly trend line.
3. Pettensor (TAO)
The Bittensor filtration map (TAO) shows a severe imbalance. The volume of the long side filter greatly exceeds the volume of the short side.
If TAO falls to $243.50, long traders could face losses of about $17 million. Conversely, a rise to $340 could liquidate about $5 million of short positions.
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Why do many traders bet on long positions? Many expect the price to rise first First half for TAO.
According to BeInCrypto, around December 14, the First half for Bittensor From the daily release of 7200 TAO to 3600 once the total supply reaches 10.5 million.
Grayscale explained that this reduction in supply will reduce emissions for network participants and increase the scarcity of TAO. Bitcoin’s history shows that a reduction in supply can boost the network’s value despite smaller rewards, as the network’s security and market capitalization have been boosted by four consecutive halvings. Similarly, the first halving of Bittensor is a milestone in the maturity of the network as it moves towards a supply cap of 21 million tokens.
The Grayscale report reinforced bullish sentiment among long-term traders. Without strict stop loss planning, it can result The effect of “selling news” To stimulate large-scale liquidation operations.
The Federal Reserve announces its interest rate decision in the second week of December. Historically, this announcement has had a much bigger impact on the market than most domestic cryptocurrency news. Even if traders correctly anticipate the Fed’s move, they may fail to avoid extreme volatility that causes liquidations of long and short positions.
