BTC holds $81.7k as spot ETFs shed $82M
Bitcoin is nearly flat at $81,689 while spot ETFs posted net outflows. The regime stays RISK_OFF with a score of 45.8 and Fear & Greed sits at a neutral 53.
Market state
BTC trades at $81,689.6, up 0.3% over 24 hours. Dominance is 59.5% and the market regime is RISK_OFF with a FLAT direction and a score of 45.8. Fear & Greed at 53 points to a neutral mood.
- BTC
- $81,690
- +0.3% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 53
- Neutral
- BTC.D
- 59.5%
- Short term
- caution
Liquidations
Liquidations are at NORMAL level. Over the past hour, $1.9M in longs and $0.5M in shorts were liquidated. A long skew usually means falling prices pressured buyers.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $2M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $536K
Funding extremes
The sharpest deviation is WLD with annualised funding of -20.0%, while BNB sits on the other side at +16.7%. LINK and CRV are both at +11.0%. All extremes are flagged neutral.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 WLD | -20% |
 BNB | +16.7% |
 LINK | +11% |
 CRV | +11% |
 ARB | -8.9% |
 XRP | -8.5% |
Leverage positioning
In the five-minute flow, capital left mainly ETH (-$2.5M) and BTC (-$0.4M). On the crowd side, 75% of ETH positions are long, 71.7% in SOL and 63.0% in BTC. All positions carry a NORMAL flag.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 ETH | $3M | · |
 BTC | $430K | · |
 HYPE | $167K | · |
 SOL | $51K | · |
| XRP | $40K | · |
 SUI | $40K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 63% · ETH 75% · SOL 72%
ETF flows
Spot BTC ETFs posted a net outflow of $82.4M and ETH ETFs lost $69.7M. It was a clearly negative day on both sides. Outflows usually mean institutional withdrawals outweighed inflows.
- BTC ETF
- -$82M
- ETH ETF
- -$70M
Movers
Among T2 tokens, EPIC rose most at 20.2% and ERA 15.8%, while VANRY fell 21.4% and PARTI 17.7%. In T1, TIA dropped the most, down 16.6% to $0.628. No new listings are reported.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| EPIC | $0.287 | +20.2% |
| PARTI | $0.0284 | -17.7% |
 TIA | $0.628 | -16.6% |
| ERA | $0.0690 | +15.8% |
| SAND | $0.0642 | +14.9% |
Week ahead
The calendar holds one tracked event: the PBoC LPR decision on 20 October. It is flagged as high impact and is two days away.
- 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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