BTC above 82k while ETFs shed 82.4M USD
Bitcoin added 1.2 % over 24 hours and the Fear & Greed index reads 59. US spot ETFs reported a net outflow, while the regime stays neutral with an upward direction.
Market state
BTC trades at 82,581.8 USD, up 1.2 % over 24 hours. The Fear & Greed index reads 59 (Greed) and BTC dominance stands at 60.2 %. The regime is classified as neutral with an upward direction and a score of 58.0.
- BTC
- $82,582
- +1.22% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 59
- Greed
- BTC.D
- 60.2%
- Short term
- no clear direction
Liquidations
Liquidations remain at a normal level. Over the past hour 3.56M USD of short positions were liquidated against 1.49M USD of longs. A predominance of liquidated shorts usually accompanies a rising price.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $1M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $4M
Funding extremes
Funding rates are moderate across the market and all in the neutral zone. BNB is highest at 13.2 % annualised, with ETH, AVAX, SUI, UNI and CRV at 10.95 %. None of the readings signals an extreme skew.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 BNB | +13.2% |
 ETH | +11% |
 AVAX | +11% |
 SUI | +11% |
 UNI | +11% |
 CRV | +11% |
Leverage positioning
In five-minute flows, BTC saw the largest outflow at 1.49M USD, while SOL drew 0.53M USD. In crowd data, 74.4 % of ETH positions are long, with SOL at 70.8 % and BTC at 60.6 %. All tracked positions are flagged as normal.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 BTC | $1M | · |
 SOL | $533K | · |
 HYPE | $196K | · |
| ETH | $122K | · |
 DOGE | $17K | · |
 XRP | $11K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 61% · ETH 74% · SOL 71%
ETF flows
US spot ETFs posted net outflows. Bitcoin funds lost 82.4M USD and ether funds 69.7M USD. Both segments saw outflows at the same time.
- BTC ETF
- -$82M
- ETH ETF
- -$70M
Movers
Among T2 tokens, VANRY fell the most, down 21.4 % to 0.001033 USD. The biggest gainer was STEEM, up 9.6 % to 0.04025 USD, followed by SENT at 8.3 %. EPIC, NIL and RSR also declined.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| STEEM | $0.0403 | +9.6% |
| EPIC | $0.265 | -8.8% |
| SENT | $0.0233 | +8.3% |
| NIL | $0.0759 | -6.5% |
| RSR | $0.00189 | -6.3% |
Week ahead
The main event comes tomorrow. China's central bank PBoC decides on the LPR rate, a high-impact event one day away. The calendar lists no other items.
- 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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