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 ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
May 12, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Hot CPI Print Pressures Crypto Midday; ETHE Options Skew Defensive as ETH/BTC Slips to 10-Month Low
Bitcoin held the $80,000 handle Tuesday morning after April CPI printed at 3.8%, above consensus, with BTC trading $81,728 (-0.5%) midday. The cleanest signal in the options chain ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
May 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Call-Heavy IBIT Positioning, Frothy SOL Funding Define Mid-Session Tape as BTC Reclaims $80K
Spot bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 handle by midday Wednesday, trading at $80,934 (+1.4% on the session), with options positioning on BlackRock's IBIT skewing decisively call-heavy...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
May 4, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Holds $78,500 at Midday as Perp Funding Turns Defensive; IBIT Options Lean Call-Heavy
Bitcoin traded at $78,550 near midday Monday, down 0.2% over 24 hours, as perpetual funding rates on both BTC and ETH flipped negative even with spot prices broadly flat. The fundi...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 29, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slides Below $77K as Funding Splits Bearish on BTC, Bullish on ETH; ETHA Puts Bid Up
Bitcoin traded down 1.3% to $76,345 by midday Wednesday as perpetual funding rates diverged sharply between BTC and ETH — BTC funding printed -0.73% per 8h (annualized roughly -8...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Majors Slide as Perp Funding Turns Sharply Negative; IBIT Options Cluster at $45 Strike
Crypto majors traded lower at midday Tuesday with bitcoin at $77,366, down 1.7% over 24 hours, as perpetual funding rates flipped sharply negative across BTC, ETH and SOL — annua...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Perpetual Funding Rates Flash Extreme Shorts as Bitcoin Pushes Past $78,600; ETH Options Lean Defensive
Perpetual funding rates across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP have plunged to deeply negative levels on Monday afternoon, with ETH averaging -1.10% per 8-hour cycle and SOL at ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Midday Brief: Deeply Negative Funding Rates and Divergent ETH Options Positioning Define Saturday Session
Perpetual funding rates across major crypto assets have plunged to extreme negative levels on Saturday, with Bitcoin at -0.66% per 8h and Solana at -0.72% per 8h, while Ethereum ET...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 23, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Ethereum Perpetual Funding Hits Extreme Negative Territory as Spot Prices Rally; BTC ETF Options Lean Bullish
Ethereum perpetual funding rates plunged to an annualized -703% across exchanges Thursday midday, creating a stark divergence against a 2.1% spot rally that has pushed ETH above $2...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Perpetual Funding Rates Hit Multi-Month Extremes Across Crypto Complex as Bitcoin Presses Toward $78K Resistance
Perpetual funding rates surged to extreme levels across major crypto assets Wednesday, with SOL's 12-hour average reaching an annualized 1,095% and ETH topping 547%, even as spot p...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 20, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Extreme Negative Funding Rates Dominate Monday Session as Crypto Sells Off 4-6%; Options Chains Stay Call-Heavy Despite Drawdown
Perpetual funding rates have plunged to extreme negative territory across all major assets Monday, with Bitcoin averaging -0.26% per 8-hour period and Ethereum at -0.35%, even as E...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 19, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Deeply Negative Funding Rates Clash With Spot Rally as BTC ETF Options Skew Heavily Bullish
Perpetual funding rates across major crypto assets have plunged to extreme negative levels even as spot prices rally Sunday, with ETH averaging -1.1% per 8-hour interval and SOL at...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Midday Check: Deeply Negative BTC and ETH Funding Rates Diverge From Rising Spot Prices as Options Markets Lean Aggressively Bullish
Bitcoin perpetual funding rates averaged negative 0.68% per 8-hour period on Saturday while spot climbed 2.6% to $77,141, a sharp divergence that suggests short-sellers are paying ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Perpetual Funding Rates Flash Deep Negative for BTC and ETH as Spot Prices Drift; XRP ETF Options Show Extreme Bullish Skew
Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual funding rates have plunged to deeply negative annualized levels — roughly -78% and -426% respectively — even as BTC holds above $75,000 and ETH t...
InflowScan Staff · Midday
Apr 15, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Midday Pulse: BTC and ETH Funding Rates Plunge Negative While Spot Grinds Higher; XRP Options Skew Extreme
Perpetual funding rates for Bitcoin and Ethereum have turned sharply negative — BTC averaging -0.56% per 8-hour interval and ETH -0.32% — even as spot prices edge higher Wednes...