InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

XRP Outpaces Majors as IBIT Options Skew Call-Heavy Into Tuesday Afternoon

XRP led the majors mid-session Tuesday with a 3.3% gain to $1.44, outpacing a flat BTC tape at $78,908 and a modest ETH bid at $2,498. IBIT options flow skewed call-heavy with a 0....

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Crypto Majors Trade Softer Into Midday as IBIT Put Wall Anchors Downside; Funding Holds Positive Across BTC and ETH

Crypto majors traded softer into midday Monday, with bitcoin off 1.8% at $78,822 and ether down 1.6% at $2,474, but the more telling signal sits in IBIT's options chain — where 1...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 5, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Options Chains Skew Call-Heavy at Midday as Bitcoin Defends $79,800; SOL Leads Intraday Gainers

Options positioning on the major crypto ETFs skewed decisively call-heavy at midday Saturday, with BlackRock's IBIT registering a 0.58 put/call volume ratio and ETHA at 0.56, accor...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 4, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Crypto Majors Slide 2%+ at Midday as IBIT Options Skew Stays Defiantly Call-Heavy; $900M ETF Bid Sets the Backdrop

Bitcoin traded at $79,411 by midday Friday, down 2.3% on a 3.4% intraday range, with ETH, SOL and XRP all off between 2.2% and 3.6%. The sell-off is unfolding against a notably cal...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 2, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Bitcoin Holds $77,000 as IBIT Put Positioning Skews Defensive; XRP Perpetual Funding Runs Hottest of the Majors

Bitcoin traded at $77,290 midday Wednesday, down 0.24% on the session, as institutional options positioning on BlackRock's IBIT skewed toward downside protection. Open interest on ...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Sep 1, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Bitcoin Slips Below $78K at Midday as SOL Funding Flips Negative; IBIT Downside Puts Dominate Open Interest

Bitcoin traded at $77,919 near midday Tuesday, down 0.9% over 24 hours, with Solana leading crypto majors lower at $101.86 as its perpetual funding rate flipped to an annualized -9...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Bitcoin Grinds Toward Best August Since 2017 as ETHA Call-Skew Leads Options Tape

Ethereum's ETHA is showing the day's cleanest options signal, with a 0.321 put-to-call volume ratio pointing to concentrated call demand as spot ETH trades at $2,467, up 2.0% over ...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 30, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Bitcoin Firms Near $79,000 as IBIT Options Show Deep Downside Hedging; XRP ETFs Set Fresh Inflow Record

Bitcoin traded at $78,842 midday Sunday, up 0.75% over 24 hours, but the more telling signal sat in IBIT's options chain, where put open interest at the $20 strike reached 166,388 ...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Bitcoin Fails at $81K as IBIT Put Concentration Builds; Solana ETF Hits $1B Milestone

Bitcoin traded at $78,385 near midday Friday, down 2.3% over 24 hours after a second failed attempt at $81,000, with IBIT options showing a heavy skew toward downside strikes even ...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 26, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

XRP Leads Midday Pullback as PCE Print Caps Bitcoin Below $78K; ETHA Options Skew Call-Heavy

XRP led a broad crypto pullback into midday Wednesday, sliding 4.1% over 24 hours with a 6.2% intraday range as a leverage unwind tested the token's recent rally. Bitcoin slipped b...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Bitcoin Holds $79,500 at Midday as IBIT Call Skew Deepens; ETH Rangebound Despite Stablecoin Bid

Bitcoin traded at $79,487 by midday Tuesday, up 0.6% on the session, as options positioning in BlackRock's IBIT skewed further toward calls with a put/call volume ratio of 0.62 and...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Bitcoin Reclaims $64K on Steady Institutional Bid; IBIT Options Show Barbell Positioning Into Afternoon Session

Bitcoin traded at $64,214 midday Monday, up 2.06% over 24 hours, with IBIT options positioning showing a barbelled institutional profile: heavy call open interest stacked at the $4...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 15, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

IBIT Options Show Split Signal as Bitcoin Drifts Near $63,100; SOL Funding Turns Negative

Bitcoin hovered near $63,101 through Saturday's mid-session, up 0.09% on a 0.37% intraday range, as options positioning on BlackRock's IBIT flashed a mixed institutional read. Put/...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 12, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

ETHA Options Skew Turns Defensive as Bitcoin Drifts Below $63,500 at Midday

BlackRock's ETHA is trading with the session's most defensive options posture, with put-call volume at 1.32 and heavy put open interest concentrated at the $11.50 strike, even as e...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 11, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

ETHA Options Skew Turns Defensive at Midday as Bitcoin Drifts Below $64K; Riot-Anthropic Deal Dominates Tape

BlackRock's ETHA options chain flashed the day's sharpest positioning signal Tuesday, with put/call volume running at 1.79 against a more balanced 0.97 on open interest — a diver...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 10, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

IBIT Options Skew Turns Call-Heavy as Bitcoin Slides Toward $64K; ETH Underperforms on Roadmap Reset

BlackRock's IBIT is showing the day's cleanest institutional tell: a volume put/call ratio of 0.56 against $40 call open interest north of 115,000 contracts, even as spot bitcoin d...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

Solana Outpaces Majors as IBIT Options Skew Call-Heavy While ETHA Puts Cluster at $11.5

Solana led the crypto majors mid-session Saturday, trading up 3.7% at $76.41 with a session range of 2.89% — the widest intraday spread across the top four. Options positioning i...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

ETHA Options Skew Turns Defensive at $11.5 Put as Bitcoin Fails to Reclaim $65K

Ethereum ETF options are flashing the day's cleanest institutional signal. ETHA's put/call open-interest ratio sits at 1.02 with a $11.5 strike holding 108,224 contracts — more t...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 2, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

ETHA Put Volume Spikes to 1.68 P/C as Bitcoin Drifts Higher; XRP Funding Leads Perp Complex

Options flow is the story mid-session Sunday, with BlackRock's ETHA registering a put-to-call volume ratio of 1.68 — more than double IBIT's 0.71 — even as spot ether trades up...

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InflowScan Staff · Midday Aug 1, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET

ETHA Put Volume Runs Hot Against Call-Skewed IBIT as Bitcoin Grinds Through $63,000 Handle

Crypto majors traded in tight intraday ranges through Saturday's US session, with bitcoin holding $63,005 and ether at $1,870, but options positioning tells a more divergent story....

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