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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 · Weekly Recap Jul 18, 2026 · 10:00 AM ET
Crypto ETFs Post $460K Weekly Net Outflow as Fidelity Redemptions Offset BlackRock Bid; ETH Leads Price Performance
US spot crypto ETFs closed the week ended July 17 with a marginal $460,000 net outflow, effectively flat, as $189M in FBTC redemptions offset steady demand for BlackRock's ETHA and...
InflowScan Staff · Flash Jul 18, 2026 · 3:26 AM ET
SOL Shifts to Divergence Regime as ETF Engine Collapses; Composite Falls to 56.8
Solana transitioned to a Divergence regime under InflowScan's FlowScore V2 framework on Friday, with the composite score falling to 56.8 from 63.9 as the ETF Flows engine dropped 2...
InflowScan Staff · Flash Jul 18, 2026 · 3:25 AM ET
Ether Moves From Divergence to Transition as ETF Engine Firms, Derivatives Cool
Ether shifted from Divergence to Transition in InflowScan's FlowScore V2 on Friday, with the composite steady at 58.5 as an improving ETF Flows engine offset a sharp cooling in der...
InflowScan Staff · Settled Flows Jul 17, 2026 · 10:15 PM ET
Crypto ETFs Log $62M in Net Inflows in Thursday's Settled Session; IBIT and FBTC Split the Bid
Spot crypto ETFs absorbed $62 million in net inflows in Thursday's settled session, with BlackRock's IBIT and Fidelity's FBTC splitting nearly the entire bid as issuer reports land...
InflowScan Staff · Closing Bell Jul 17, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Holds $64,000 as Ether Slips Below $1,850; Solana Extends Weekly Advance
Bitcoin closed Friday at $64,136, up 0.5% on the session and holding a 13.7% gain over 30 days. Ether underperformed at $1,844, down 1.1% intraday and 3.7% on the week. Solana exte...
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 · Pre-Market Jul 17, 2026 · 8:30 AM ET
Crypto ETFs Log Modest $33.7M Inflow in Latest Settled Session; Fidelity Bought Bitcoin While Selling Ether
Spot crypto ETFs registered $33.7 million in net inflows in Thursday's settled session, with Fidelity's FBTC drawing $30.7 million even as its ether counterpart FETH bled $11.2 mil...
InflowScan Staff · Settled Flows Jul 16, 2026 · 10:15 PM ET
Crypto ETFs Absorb $157.6 Million in Wednesday's Settled Session; IBIT and ETHA Anchor the Bid
Spot crypto ETFs absorbed $157.6 million in net inflows in Wednesday's settled session, according to issuer reports that landed Thursday evening. BlackRock's IBIT and ETHA together...
InflowScan Staff · Closing Bell Jul 16, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET
Crypto Majors Ease Off Highs as ETH Leads Downside; SOL Bucks Trend With 9.2% Weekly Advance
Bitcoin closed Thursday at $64,122, down 1.0% on the session, as ether led major-asset declines with a 2.4% drop to $1,872.50. Solana bucked the softness, holding a 9.2% weekly gai...
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 · Pre-Market Jul 16, 2026 · 8:30 AM ET
Bitcoin ETFs Log $26M Inflow as BTC Slips Below $65K; Grayscale's Legacy Trust Draws Fresh Bid
Spot crypto ETFs registered $26.2 million in net inflows in Wednesday's settled session, led by Fidelity's FBTC at $16.9M and Grayscale's BTC trust at $10M, according to InflowScan...
InflowScan Staff · Flash Jul 16, 2026 · 3:25 AM ET
SOL Moves From Divergence to Transition as ETF Engine Rebounds, Derivatives Pin at 100
Solana shifted from Divergence to Transition in FlowScore V2 on Wednesday, with the composite score climbing to 65.0 from 58.3 as the ETF Flows engine rebounded 18.7 points and Liq...
InflowScan Staff · Settled Flows Jul 15, 2026 · 10:15 PM ET
Spot Crypto ETFs Log $216M in Settled Inflows; IBIT Captures Two-Thirds of the Bid
Spot crypto ETFs absorbed $216.2 million in net inflows in Tuesday's settled session, according to InflowScan data, with BlackRock's IBIT capturing $133.5 million — more than 60%...
InflowScan Staff · Closing Bell Jul 15, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Steadies at $64,971 as Ethereum Leads Majors; Prior-Session ETF Flows Show $216M Absorbed
Bitcoin closed Wednesday little changed at $64,971 while ether outperformed with a 1.7% gain to $1,923, extending a divergence that has run through the week. Solana held near $77 a...
InflowScan Staff · Macro Pulse Jul 15, 2026 · 10:30 AM ET
Nasdaq Grind Higher Coexists With Softer Bonds; Crypto Rides Risk Tape as ETH Outperforms
Nasdaq 100 tracker QQQ closed Tuesday at $719.69, up 1.45% over the past week even as long-duration Treasuries slipped, with TLT down 0.56% on the week and 1.97% over 30 days. Bitc...
InflowScan Staff · Pre-Market Jul 15, 2026 · 8:30 AM ET
Spot Bitcoin ETFs Log $42M in Net Inflows on Tuesday's Settled Session; Fidelity's FBTC Leads
Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $42.2 million in net inflows during Tuesday's settled session, led by Fidelity's FBTC at $21.1 million, according to InflowScan data. Bitcoin trades at $...
InflowScan Staff · Flash Jul 15, 2026 · 3:25 AM ET
SOL Transitions to Divergence as Price Confirmation Engine Jumps 22 Points; ETF Flows Stay Flat
Solana shifted from Distribution to Divergence in FlowScore V2 on Tuesday, driven by a 21.9-point surge in the Price Confirmation engine and an 11.1-point lift in Liquidity. The co...
InflowScan Staff · Settled Flows Jul 14, 2026 · 10:15 PM ET
Crypto ETFs Bleed $437M in Monday's Settled Session as FBTC, IBIT Lead Redemptions
Spot crypto ETFs shed $437.1 million in net outflows in Monday's settled session, with Fidelity's FBTC and BlackRock's IBIT accounting for the bulk of the redemptions as today's is...
InflowScan Staff · Closing Bell Jul 14, 2026 · 5:00 PM ET
Crypto Majors Rally Broadly as Bitcoin Reclaims $64,586; Ether Adds 5.6% on the Session
Crypto majors closed higher across the board Tuesday, with bitcoin reclaiming $64,586 on a 3.6% daily gain and ether jumping 5.6% to $1,876. The move extends bitcoin's 30-day advan...