InflowScan Staff · Midday
Oct 3, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
SEC Clearance of 3x Leveraged Crypto ETPs Lands Into a Call-Tilted Options Tape; BTC Holds $84,800
The SEC's approval of 3x leveraged bitcoin and ether ETPs landed Saturday into an options tape already tilted toward calls, with IBIT's put-call volume ratio at 0.52 as of Friday's...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Oct 2, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Reclaims $85K at Midday as IBIT Put Open Interest Clusters Far Out-of-the-Money; ETHE Options Flow Turns Defensive
Bitcoin traded at $85,340 by midday Friday, up 0.6% over 24 hours after a session rejection near $87K, while institutional options positioning in the largest spot ETFs told a more ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 30, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin ETF Options Lean Call-Heavy as BTC Grinds Higher on Cool PCE Print
Bitcoin ETF options positioning is skewing call-heavy at midday Wednesday, with BlackRock's IBIT registering a put/call volume ratio of 0.59 and open-interest ratio of 0.72, accord...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 29, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
IBIT Put Concentration at $20 Strike Signals Deep-Out-of-Money Hedging as Bitcoin Drifts Below $83,100
Bitcoin traded at $83,088 midday Tuesday, down 0.45% on the session, as options positioning in BlackRock's IBIT showed put open interest concentrated at the $20 strike — 57.5% be...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slips Below $83,500 as Oil, Yields Climb; IBIT Options Chain Stays Call-Heavy Into Afternoon Session
Bitcoin traded at $83,368 by midday Monday, off 1.3% over 24 hours, as a firmer oil complex and higher Treasury yields pressured risk assets. Options positioning on BlackRock's IBI...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Holds $84K in Low-Conviction Sunday Tape as IBIT Options Show Deep Downside Hedges; SOL, XRP Funding Turns Negative
Bitcoin traded flat at $84,474 through Sunday's midday session, with the full major-cap complex confined to sub-1.5% ranges as weekend liquidity thinned. The more telling signal si...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 26, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Drifts Into Weekend as IBIT Options Skew Call-Heavy; SOL, ETH Funding Leans Long
Crypto markets drifted in a tight midday range Saturday with Bitcoin at $84,156 and Ether at $2,691.85, both moving less than 0.1% on the session. The more telling signal sits in t...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Altcoins Outrun Bitcoin at Midday as IBIT Options Skew Stays Call-Heavy; SOL Tests $122 on Stablecoin Rule Progress
Solana and XRP led the crypto tape into Friday's US lunch hour, each gaining roughly 3% over 24 hours while bitcoin drifted 0.55% lower to $83,824. IBIT's options chain continued t...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 24, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Sits Flat at Midday as IBIT Options Skew Call-Heavy and ETH Funding Runs Hot
Institutional bitcoin ETF options positioning is leaning call-heavy at midday Thursday, with BlackRock's IBIT registering a 0.68 put/call open-interest ratio despite spot bitcoin t...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 23, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Sells Off Broadly at Midday; XRP Down 5% as Funding Rates Hold Positive Despite Tape Weakness
Crypto markets moved lower across the board Wednesday, with XRP down 4.96% on a 9.89% intraday range and Bitcoin off 2.91% to $84,004. Perpetual funding rates on Binance stayed pos...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
XRP Bucks Midday Drift as Korean Bid Lifts Token 2.4%; BTC, ETH Trade Flat With Muted Funding
XRP led the majors at midday Tuesday, up 2.4% over 24 hours to $1.57 on a session range of 6.3%, while Bitcoin, Ether and Solana drifted lower on ranges of under 2%. Korean-exchang...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Clears 50-Week Moving Average as Cross-Asset Rally Extends; Funding Stays Restrained
Bitcoin traded at $85,927 midday Monday, up 5.9% over 24 hours and clearing its 50-week moving average for the first time in more than 10 months. The move carried ether, solana and...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 20, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Weekend Tape Drifts Lower as SOL Leads the Fade; IBIT Put Skew Concentrated at Deep Out-of-Money Strikes
Crypto majors traded lower through Sunday's midday session with Solana leading declines at -2.2%, while options positioning from Friday's close showed IBIT put open interest concen...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 19, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Reclaims $81,650 as XRP Outperforms; IBIT Options Skew Points to Call-Heavy Positioning Into Weekend
Bitcoin traded at $81,650 midday Saturday, up 0.9% on the session, as spot ETF options positioning tilted decisively call-heavy across the major bitcoin products. IBIT's put/call v...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Reclaims $80,000 in Midday Short Squeeze; IBIT Options Skew Turns Call-Heavy Around Live Print
Bitcoin traded back above $80,000 by midday Friday, up 5.7% over 24 hours, as short liquidations accelerated across major venues and altcoins outperformed. Solana led majors with a...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 16, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Holds $75,800 as IBIT Put Volume Ticks Up; XRP Extends Slide on Fresh Weakness
Bitcoin traded at $75,796 through midday Wednesday, up 0.2% over 24 hours, but options positioning in BlackRock's IBIT showed a put/call volume ratio of 1.06 — a defensive tilt a...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 14, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Reclaims $78,900 as XRP Outperforms; IBIT Options Skew Turns Call-Heavy
Bitcoin traded at $78,918 near midday Monday, up 2.5% over 24 hours, as risk assets across the crypto complex extended gains. XRP led the majors with a 6.1% advance to $1.42, while...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 13, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slips Below $77,200 as ETHA Options Skew Call-Heavy Against Softer ETH Tape
Bitcoin traded at $77,135 midday Sunday, down 0.15% over 24 hours, as options flow in BlackRock's ETHA showed a call-heavy skew with a 0.32 volume put/call ratio despite ether's 1....
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 12, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
IBIT Downside Put Wall at $20 Anchors Mid-Session as BTC Drifts Above $77K
Bitcoin held above $77,380 through midday Saturday with a session range of just 0.44%, but the more telling signal sits in the options chain: BlackRock's IBIT shows 165,861 contrac...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Sep 9, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Options Desks Split on Bitcoin Path as IBIT Call Skew Meets ARKB Put Bid; Spot Drifts in Tight Range
Bitcoin traded at $78,586 by midday Wednesday, up 0.2% on the session with an intraday range under 2.1%, as options positioning in the two largest spot BTC ETFs diverged sharply. B...