BTC under 81.3k, down 2.6%, ETF outflow of $150.5M
Bitcoin dropped below $81.3k and the market regime stays in a downtrend. Spot ETFs report another day of outflows while sentiment holds at neutral.
Market state
BTC trades at $81,288.7, down 2.6% over 24 hours. The Fear and Greed Index sits at 53 (neutral) and BTC dominance is 59.5%. The regime is classified as a downtrend with a score of 19.7.
- BTC
- $81,289
- -2.6% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 53
- Neutral
- BTC.D
- 59.5%
- Short term
- downtrend
Liquidations
Liquidations are at a normal level. In the past hour $3.3M of longs and $5.8M of shorts were liquidated. A predominance of short liquidations usually means the market moved against downside bets in the short term.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $3M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $6M
Funding extremes
The most extreme funding is on FIL at -21.1% annualised and BCH at -14.0%, both flagged neutral. On the positive side LINK, SOL, UNI and NEAR all sit at 11.0% annualised. Negative funding usually means shorts are paying longs.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 FIL | -21.1% |
 BCH | -14% |
 LINK | +11% |
 SOL | +11% |
 UNI | +11% |
 NEAR | +11% |
Leverage positioning
Net 5-minute flow is -$4.6M on ETH and +$2.0M on BTC. In crowd long share ETH leads at 76.2%, followed by SOL at 72.1% and BTC at 64.1%. All tracked pairs are flagged normal.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 ETH | $5M | · |
 BTC | $2M | · |
 HYPE | $398K | · |
| SOL | $274K | · |
 XRP | $67K | · |
| LINK | $22K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 64% · ETH 76% · SOL 72%
ETF flows
Spot bitcoin ETFs posted a net outflow of $150.5M and ether ETFs $19.7M. Outflows on both sides usually mean institutional demand leaned to the sell side that day.
- BTC ETF
- -$151M
- ETH ETF
- -$20M
Movers
Among tier 2 tokens WAL led with a 38.8% gain to $0.056569, while OSMO added 16.0%. The weakest was EPIC down 29.3%, VANRY fell 21.4% and CHIP 20.4%. No new listings were recorded.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| WAL | $0.0566 | +38.8% |
| EPIC | $0.308 | -29.3% |
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| CHIP | $0.0461 | -20.4% |
| ZAMA | $0.0663 | -16.2% |
| OSMO | $0.0472 | +16% |
Week ahead
Today's calendar has the US PPI release with medium impact. In five days, on 20 October, the PBoC LPR decision follows with high impact.
- US PPI ReleaseOctober 15, 2026
- PBoC LPR DecisionOctober 20, 2026HIGH
Data: the syndicate engine (Binance, Hyperliquid, Coinglass, alternative.me and other cited sources), collected at publication time. Snapshot values do not update retroactively. Educational and journalistic content, not investment advice.
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