Bitcoin ETFs Lose $460M as Ethereum Funds Gain
Ethereum (ETH)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Cryptopotato.com reports that spot Bitcoin ETFs reversed their recent momentum, recording over $460 million in net outflows over four business days. This marks the first weekly decline since the strong performance between August 17 and 21, when funds attracted $1.9 billion. Outflows accelerated from Tuesday through Thursday, totaling $462.73 million for the week and reducing total net inflows to $55.15 billion.
Conversely, Ethereum ETFs extended their winning streak to four consecutive weeks, with Friday seeing a two-week peak inflow of $216.41 million. This surge helped recover total net inflows from under $10.89 billion to $13.39 billion over the measured timeframe. Ethereum’s price reacted sharply to CPI data, jumping over 8% to $2,670 before settling near $2,500.
Bitcoin experienced similar volatility, rising to $79,800 before returning to $76,000. The market now anticipates further movement as the CLARITY Act reaches the US Senate and the Fed announces its rate decision. Jordan, the Assistant Editor-in-Chief, notes the shift in capital flows between the two major asset classes. These divergent trends highlight a changing dynamic in institutional crypto investment.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ETH, measured when this story was written up on 13 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio’s Binance spot data shows Ethereum trading at $2,525.93 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 49.6%, indicating a near-even split between buyers and sellers. Short-term pressure appears mixed, as the 1-hour buy ratio stands at 53.9% while the 4-hour ratio drops to 40.7%. The 1-hour volume delta is positive at $2,458,024, suggesting immediate buying interest, but the 4-hour delta is negative at -$29,237,190, showing larger sellers dominating the recent four-hour window. Over the full day, the volume delta is -$3,162,182, and cumulative volume delta (CVD) closes at -$24,166,418. This indicates that while there is some short-term buying, the overall 24-hour flow is net negative. Trading volume for the period reached $404,101,047 across 897,690 trades.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.8% sits at the 16th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.5% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ETH, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Compared to the preceding week, the current 24-hour buy ratio of 49.6% is slightly higher than the 7-day average of 48.9%, showing a marginal increase in buying interest. However, the 24-hour spot volume of $404,101,047 is only 0.53 times the weekly average, indicating significantly lower trading activity than usual. The weekly volume delta of -$106,941,827 contrasts with the daily delta, highlighting that the broader weekly trend has been net outflow-heavy. Only two of the previous seven days saw net buying, suggesting this is an ordinary day for a coin that has struggled with consistent weekly inflows. The price change of +1.8% over eight days remains modest despite the recent volatility.