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Pre-Market, Midday, Closing Bell, Settled Flows, Macro Pulse, and Weekly briefs by InflowScan Staff

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Jun 10, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Midday: ETHA Options Skew Punches Above IBIT as BTC Reclaims $62,600; ETH Funding Stays Negative
ETHA's put/call volume ratio printed 2.17 in Wednesday's midday options chain, the most defensive positioning across the major spot ETF complex and well clear of IBIT's 1.43, accor...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jun 9, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Sells Off Across the Board at Midday; Options Desks Buy Downside in ETHA and BSOL
Crypto majors traded lower into Tuesday midday, with bitcoin off 3.0% to $61,180 and ether down 3.1% to $1,637, as options positioning in the ETHA and BSOL chains tilted defensive....
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jun 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slides to $60,784 as IBIT Options Tilt Defensive; SOL Funding Deepens Negative
Spot bitcoin traded at $60,784 by midday Saturday, down 0.5% over 24 hours, as IBIT options activity skewed defensive with a put-call volume ratio of 1.42 and 30-day implied volati...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jun 4, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Tape Drifts Lower at Midday as IBIT Options Show Day-Trader Hedging Against Standing Call Wall
Crypto markets drifted lower into Thursday's New York lunch hour, with bitcoin off 0.4% at $63,880 and ether down 2.0% at $1,776. The cleanest signal sits in IBIT options: a put/ca...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jun 3, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slides to $66,100 as IBIT Options Tilt Defensive; ETH Funding Holds Positive Through Midday
Bitcoin traded at $66,136 by midday Wednesday, down 0.9% over 24 hours, as options activity on BlackRock's IBIT skewed defensive with a put/call volume ratio of 1.24 against a stil...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jun 2, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slides Below $68,000 in Broad Crypto Selloff; FBTC Options Skew More Defensive Than IBIT
Bitcoin traded at $67,285 by midday Tuesday, down 5.8% over 24 hours and printing a session range north of 5%, as a coordinated selloff dragged ether, solana and XRP lower in sympa...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
IBIT Call Concentration Builds Toward $50 and $70 Strikes as Bitcoin Drifts Below $74K in Sunday Session
Bitcoin traded at $73,651 midday Sunday, down 0.3% over 24 hours within a tight 0.96% session range, as institutional options positioning in BlackRock's IBIT skewed firmly toward c...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 30, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
IBIT Options Skew Tilts Call-Heavy as Bitcoin Holds $73,930; Funding Edges Constructive
Bitcoin held a tight $73,930 in Saturday midday trade, up 0.6% over 24 hours, while options positioning in BlackRock's IBIT skewed call-heavy with a 0.61 put-call volume ratio. The...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 29, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Options Skew Turns Defensive as Ethereum Reclaims $2,000; Bitcoin Holds $73,800 Through Midday
BlackRock's ETHA registered a put/call volume ratio of 2.31 in Friday's midday options chain, the standout positioning signal of the session as Ethereum reclaimed the $2,000 handle...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Volume Skews Defensive at Midday as Bitcoin Drifts Below $75,500; Funding Holds Long
Bitcoin traded at $75,304 around midday Wednesday, down 0.84% on the session, while ETHA options volume tilted sharply defensive with a put/call ratio of 1.32 — the most defensiv...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 26, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Ethereum ETF Options Skew Defensive at Midday as ETH Slides Toward $2,080; BitMine Adds Despite Drawdown
Ethereum ETF options positioning turned defensive into Tuesday's midday print, with BlackRock's ETHA put/call volume ratio at 1.32 and 30-day implied vol bid at 51.1% — the highe...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Put Activity Spikes as Crypto Holds Modest Gains; XRP Funding Pulls Ahead
Spot crypto prices drifted higher into Monday's midday tape, with bitcoin at $77,636 and ether at $2,127, but the more telling signal sat in the ETHA options chain. The BlackRock e...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 24, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Put-Call Volume Spikes to 1.59 as ETH Lags BTC; SOL Funding Turns Negative
Mid-session positioning data points to a defensive tilt in Ethereum derivatives Sunday, with BlackRock's ETHA put-call volume ratio at 1.59 — the most lopsided put-side activity ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Puts Outpace Calls 1.55-to-1 in Friday Session as Bitcoin Slips Below $77K; Funding Stays Tepid
Put activity in BlackRock's ETHA outpaced calls by a 1.55-to-1 ratio in Friday's session, the steepest defensive skew among major crypto ETF chains, as ether slipped 0.7% to $2,119...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
IBIT Volume Skews Call-Heavy as BTC Drifts at $77,259; ETHA Implied Vol Holds Near 50%
Institutional options flow tilted call-heavy on BlackRock's IBIT through Thursday's morning session, with a 0.63 put/call volume ratio and the $50 strike commanding 81,487 contract...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 20, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Holds $77,000 at Midday as IBIT Options Skew Call-Heavy; SOL Funding Diverges
Bitcoin traded at $77,467 by midday Wednesday, up 0.83% over 24 hours, with IBIT options posting a put/call volume ratio of 0.67 — a call-tilted reading that points to dealers po...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 19, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHE Put-Heavy Volume Stands Out as Crypto Drifts Lower Midday; Funding Tilts Modestly Long
Crypto markets drifted lower into Tuesday's midday print, with bitcoin at $76,685 (-0.2%) and ether at $2,109 (-0.1%) holding tight intraday ranges. The standout signal is in optio...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slides Below $77K on Bond Sell-Off and Geopolitical Headlines; ETHE Options Skew Turns Defensive
Bitcoin traded at $76,380 mid-session Monday, down 1.3% over 24 hours, as a broader bond sell-off and Middle East headlines drove crypto liquidations past $672 million. Ethereum-pr...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHE Puts Lead Midday Options Skew as Bitcoin Drifts Sideways; SOL Funding Turns Negative
Spot crypto majors traded in tight ranges through Sunday's midday tape, with Bitcoin holding $78,094 and Ethereum firming 0.4% to $2,188. The standout signal sits in the options ch...
InflowScan Staff · Midday May 13, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Ethereum ETF Options Skew Defensive as BTC Slips Below $79K; SOL Funding Turns Negative
Ethereum ETF options positioning tilted defensive into Wednesday's midday tape, with BlackRock's ETHA logging a put/call volume ratio of 1.53 and Grayscale's ETHE registering 1.86 ...