According to @RhythmicAnalyst, some exchanges used Auto-Deleveraging to close profitable short positions and he calls ADL market manipulation that should be banned; he distinguishes normal liquidations as lender protection versus ADL impacting counterparties, source: @RhythmicAnalyst on X (Oct 11, 2025). In crypto perpetual futures, ADL is triggered when the insurance fund cannot absorb bankrupt losses, and opposing traders’ positions are forcibly reduced based on a priority metric tied to leverage and profit, source: Binance Futures Auto-Deleveraging documentation and Bybit ADL guide. High-leverage, highly profitable positions in crowded markets face the highest ADL ranking and are more likely to be reduced during extreme volatility or thin liquidity when insurance funds are stressed, source: Binance Futures ADL explanation and Bybit Risk Limits documentation. Trading actions that reduce ADL exposure include monitoring the ADL indicator or queue on each position, lowering effective leverage, trimming position size, and using hedges or stops to manage forced reductions, source: Binance Futures and Bybit Help Center guidance on ADL indicators, liquidation, and risk limits. Because ADL orders execute at market price, traders can experience slippage and realized PnL variance across major perpetual markets including BTC and ETH; staying alert to rising ADL indicators is critical during stress events, source: Binance Futures ADL notes and Bybit ADL documentation.