ETF Buyers Step Back In, But Bitcoin’s Underlying Metrics Stay Mixed | ETF News

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04-18
  • Bitcoin ETFs saw over $100 million in inflows on Thursday, reversing a $169.87 million outflow from Wednesday, signaling investor confidence.
  • BlackRock's IBIT ETF led with $80.96 million in inflows, boosting its total to $39.75 billion, while Fidelity's FBTC saw $25.90 million.
  • Bitcoin's futures open interest rose 5%, indicating growing speculative interest, although its negative funding rate suggests mixed market sentiment.

Bitcoin ETFs swung back into the green on Thursday, recording over $100 million in net inflows. This follows Wednesday’s sharp outflows of $169.87 million, marking this week’s only single-day pullback for BTC ETFs. 

With a net inflow of $15.85 million now logged since Monday, the market appears poised to close the week on a bullish note. 

Institutional Confidence Returns Amid Midweek Setback

This week’s resurgence in institutional inflows signals revived confidence among ETF investors. After Wednesday’s outflows, the immediate rebound in inflows suggests the dip was merely a brief setback rather than the start of another bearish turn in market sentiment. 

Total Bitcoin Spot ETF Net Inflow. Source: SosoValue

The renewed demand reflects growing conviction in Bitcoin’s long-term potential, even as short-term technical indicators continue to send mixed signals.

On Thursday, BlackRock’s ETF IBIT recorded the largest daily net inflow, totaling $80.96 million, bringing its total cumulative net inflows to $39.75 billion.

Fidelity’s ETF FBTC came in second place with a net inflow of $25.90 million. The ETF’s total historical net inflows currently stand at $11.28 billion.

Bitcoin Gains Modestly as Futures Open Interest Surges

Bitcoin’s price has gained a modest 0.30% over the past 24 hours. Trading activity has also soared, reflected by its rising futures open interest. At press time, this is at $54.93 billion, climbing 5% over the past day.

Bitcoin Futures Open Interest. Source: Coinglass

An asset’s open interest measures its total number of outstanding derivative contracts, such as futures or options that have not been settled or closed. 

When BTC’s open interest rises along with its price, it indicates that more traders are entering the market, either opening new long or short positions. This confirms growing investor interest as it reflects heightened speculative activity around the leading coin.

Moreover, the high demand for calls in the BTC options market supports this bullish outlook. Call options are used by traders who expect prices to rise, so increased activity in this segment suggests that many are positioning for upward movement. 

Bitcoin Options Open Interest. Source: Deribit

However, not all traders share this bullish bias.

Today, BTC’s funding rate has flipped negative, signaling a high demand for short positions among its futures market participants. At press time, this is at -0.0006%. 

Bitcoin Funding Rate. Source: Coinglass

When the coin’s funding rate is negative like this, short positions are paying longs, signaling that bearish sentiment dominates and traders expect prices to decline.

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