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InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 30, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Grinds Higher Past $64K as IBIT Call Positioning Concentrates at $38 Strike; XRP Funding Leads Majors
Bitcoin traded at $64,742 midday Thursday, up 1.17% over 24 hours, as IBIT options positioning showed call-heavy skew with a P/C open interest ratio of 0.676 and heavy call open in...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 29, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETH Lags BTC at Midday as ETHA Options Turn Defensive; IBIT Chain Stays Call-Skewed
A split in ETF options positioning is the sharpest signal at Wednesday's midday check. BlackRock's ETHA put/call volume ratio of 1.25 points to defensive hedging in ether products,...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Puts Dominate Volume as Ethereum Grinds Higher Midday; XRP Slips Toward $1 Support
BlackRock's ETHA drew a put-heavy 1.31 volume ratio through Tuesday's morning session even as spot ether traded up 1.3% to $1,917.81, InflowScan data shows. The divergence between ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Put/Call Volume Runs 1.23 as ETH Holds $1,867; SOL and XRP Funding Slip Negative in Quiet Saturday Tape
Ethereum ETF options are leaning defensive into Saturday's midday session, with BlackRock's ETHA registering a put/call volume ratio of 1.23 against underlying at $14.02. Spot ETH ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 24, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slips Below $64,100 as Tech Selloff Bleeds Into Crypto; ETHA Vol Skews Defensive
Bitcoin traded at $64,070 by midday Friday, down 1.6% over 24 hours, as a broader tech-led risk-off tone spilled into digital assets. Solana led the decline at -2.4%, and its perpe...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slips Below $66K at Midday as IBIT Options Show Long-Dated Call Skew; ETH Funding Runs Hottest
Bitcoin traded at $66,040 by midday Wednesday, off 0.8% over 24 hours, while options positioning in BlackRock's IBIT showed a call-heavy volume tilt (P/C 0.54) anchored by a $140-s...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
XRP Snaps 66-Day Slump as Broad Bid Lifts Majors; IBIT Options Skew Turns Call-Heavy
XRP led the majors higher through Tuesday's morning session, adding 3.75% to $1.1543 and ending a 66-day downtrend, while Bitcoin reclaimed $66,670 on a 2.16% move. Options positio...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 19, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
IBIT Options Skew Call-Heavy Into Sunday Drift; Bitcoin Rangebound Near $64,500
IBIT options are running with a call-heavy tilt Sunday, with a 0.63 volume put-call ratio and heavy open interest at the $45 and $140 upside strikes, even as spot bitcoin drifts 0....
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Drifts Midday as ETF Options Chains Split; ARKB Puts Bid While IBIT Skews Call-Heavy
Crypto majors drifted in narrow intraday ranges through Saturday's midday tape, with bitcoin at $64,123 (+0.3%) and ether at $1,844 (+0.1%), but ETF options chains told a more dive...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Ether Lags Bitcoin at Midday as ARKB Put Volume Spikes; Funding Divergence Widens Between BTC and SOL
Ether underperformed the majors through Friday's US morning session, trading down 1.8% to $1,830.94 as spot BTC held a shallower 0.6% loss at $63,444. The most striking positioning...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 16, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin ETF Options Skew Call-Heavy as ETH Slides 1.9%; IBIT P/C Ratio Sinks to 0.62
Institutional options positioning on BlackRock's IBIT tilted decisively call-heavy at midday Thursday, with a volume put/call ratio of 0.62 and open interest concentrated at the $4...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 12, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Ethereum Outpaces Bitcoin at Midday as ETHA Options Skew Turns Call-Heavy; IBIT Positioning Neutralizes
Ethereum led the majors at midday Sunday, rising 1.9% to $1,820.95 as ETHA options flow tilted decisively toward calls, with a 0.385 put-call volume ratio pointing to institutional...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 11, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
IBIT Call-Heavy Skew and Broken Outflow Streak Set Midday Tone as BTC Drifts Near $64,200
Bitcoin traded flat near $64,178 by midday Saturday as ETH pushed 1.0% higher to $1,815, but the more telling signal came from the options tape: IBIT's put/call volume ratio sat at...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 10, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Ethereum Leads Majors Higher at Midday as ETHA Options Flow Turns Decisively Call-Heavy
Ethereum outpaced the majors through Friday's morning session, adding 2.62% to $1,791 as options positioning on BlackRock's ETHA turned sharply call-heavy. The fund's put-call volu...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 9, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Grinds Higher to $62,870 as IBIT Options Show Call-Heavy Tilt; ETHA Puts Concentrate at $10 Strike
Bitcoin traded up 0.95% to $62,870 by midday Thursday as options positioning in the largest spot bitcoin ETF tilted toward calls, with BlackRock's IBIT registering a put/call volum...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slides Below $62K as Options Desks Stay Call-Skewed Despite Broad Crypto Selloff
Bitcoin traded at $61,702 near midday Wednesday, down 2.6% over 24 hours as the broader crypto complex sold off. Despite the drawdown, IBIT options positioning stayed distinctly ca...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Rangebound at $63,945 as IBIT Options Skew Call-Heavy; Funding Splits Across Majors
Bitcoin held near $63,945 at midday Tuesday, down 0.1% on the session, as IBIT options flow tilted call-heavy with a 0.72 put/call volume ratio and top open interest stacked at the...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Holds $63,500 as Strategy's $225M Sale Meets Call-Heavy IBIT Positioning
Bitcoin traded at $63,503 midday Monday, down 0.3% on the session, as news of Strategy offloading $225 million in BTC to fund dividend obligations collided with call-heavy options ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 4, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
XRP Outpaces Majors in Holiday Session as IBIT Options Skew Defensive Above Spot
XRP led the majors midday Saturday, up 3.3% to $1.17 on a 3.9% intraday range, while bitcoin held $62,939 and ether reclaimed $1,790. Beneath the drift, IBIT options open interest ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Jul 3, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Ethereum Leads Midday Bid as IBIT Options Skew Turns Call-Heavy; Binance ETH Withdrawals Hit Three-Year High
Ethereum led major crypto assets higher into midday Friday, up 1.8% to $1,731, as options positioning on BlackRock's IBIT showed a call-heavy volume skew of 0.56 P/C — the most d...