US Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs See $1.82B Outflows Amid Metals Rally
Investors withdrew approximately $1.82 billion from United States spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over the last five trading sessions, as risk sentiment softened following a rally in precious metals.
From Monday through Friday, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $1.49 billion in net outflows, while spot Ether (ETH) ETFs posted $327.10 million in withdrawals, according to Farside.
Over the past seven days, Bitcoin and Ether declined 6.55% and 8.99%, respectively, with Bitcoin and Ether trading at $83,400 and $2,685, based on CoinMarketCap data.
Bitcoin is down 5.13% over the past 30 days.
Bitcoin rose 7% across the two sessions leading up to Jan. 15 amid speculation related to the US CLARITY Act, but the move faded quickly. During that span, Bitcoin ETFs notched their largest single-day inflow of 2026 on Jan. 14, with $840.6 million, shortly before the Crypto Fear & Greed Index reached its highest reading of the year at 61 (“Greed”).
ETF analyst views recent pessimism as short-term
Market participants often monitor spot crypto ETF flows as a proxy for retail sentiment and potential near-term price direction.
ETF analyst Eric Balchunas described the negative tone around Bitcoin’s recent performance versus gold and silver as “very short-sighted.” In a post on X, he noted Bitcoin outperformed most assets in 2023 and 2024 and said other asset classes “still haven’t caught up,” adding that the “institutionalization narrative” was rapidly priced in ahead of its full realization and that Bitcoin “had to take a breather” for fundamentals to align with price.
Gold and silver set record highs this week at $5,608 and $121, respectively, before reversing on Friday, when gold fell 8% to $4,887 and silver dropped about 27% to $84.
Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan said in a Jan. 15 X post that “Bitcoin’s price will go parabolic if ETF demand persists long-term.”
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