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In What Market Conditions Is ADL Most Likely to Occur?

ADL is most likely to occur during periods of extreme, rapid market volatility, especially sharp price crashes or spikes, where a large number of highly leveraged positions are liquidated simultaneously. This creates a high volume of deficit liquidations that quickly overwhelm the insurance fund's capacity, forcing the system to resort to auto-deleveraging.

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