According to CrypNuevo, a liquidity run is an initial false move engineered to collect liquidity by trapping breakout traders and triggering short stop-losses/liquidations so the subsequent move executes more efficiently; source: CrypNuevo on X, Jan 4, 2026, https://twitter.com/CrypNuevo/status/2007847705146716460. He also highlights that there are additional short liquidations clustered around 96,000 dollars, indicating notable resting liquidity at that level; source: CrypNuevo on X, Jan 4, 2026, https://twitter.com/CrypNuevo/status/2007847705146716460.