Liquidation Risk Calculator

How likely is your Bitcoin loan to be liquidated?

Watch 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations of Bitcoin's price run live over a one-year, 50% LTV loan. See the margin-call zone, the liquidation zone, and how a fixed-term, no-margin-call loan compares.

BTC price (live)$64,029
Loan term1 year
Initial LTV50%
Volatility
30% low40% base50% high
Drift (µ)
Zero (paper)Flat medianBTC historical +40%/yr
Why does the median trend down? With zero drift (the paper's conservative assumption), each log-return has mean −½σ²·dt. The mean price stays at $100k, but the median drifts down by ~½σ² per year — roughly −8% at σ=40%, −12% at σ=50%. This is "volatility drag." Toggle drift above to see how it changes the picture.

10,000 simulated Bitcoin price paths

GBM · σ=40% · µ=0 · 1y · 10,000 paths · seed 42 · collateral 1.5618 BTC
Day280 / 365
Margin calls so far2,935
Liquidations (MC loan)1,651
Sim pathsMedianMargin-call trigger (75% LTV)Liquidation — MC loan (85% LTV)Liquidation — no-MC loan (at maturity)
Liquidation probability Margin-call loan
Likelihood Bitcoin touches the 85% LTV liquidation level at any point during the year, assuming the borrower does not meet the call.
Liquidation probability No-margin-call loan
Likelihood Bitcoin ends below the collateral floor at maturity — path-independent, no intraday triggers.
Margin-call probability
Chance BTC touches the 75% LTV call trigger at any point during the term.
Conditional liquidation given call
Of borrowers who receive a call, share that go on to full liquidation.

Side-by-side comparison

Both structures use an identical 50% initial LTV. The margin-call loan liquidates the first time BTC touches the 85% LTV level intraday; the no-margin-call loan only liquidates at maturity if BTC closes below the collateral floor.

MetricMargin-call loanNo-margin-call loan
Trigger / liquidation price
Probability of liquidation
Min BTC decline to liquidate
Path-dependent?Yes — triggered intradayNo — evaluated only at maturity
Cash reserve requiredYes — ~⅔ of proceeds at riskNone

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Monte Carlo simulation uses geometric Brownian motion with zero drift, daily steps, 10,000 paths, seed 42, and an annualized volatility you select. Bitcoin price is fetched live; if unavailable, a fallback value is used. Results are illustrative and depend on the volatility assumption chosen; past or implied volatility is not a guarantee of future price behavior. This calculator is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice.