BTC under $82k as spot ETFs pull in $526.7M
Bitcoin holds just under $82k and the market sits in a BULL_CHOP regime with no clear direction. Spot BTC ETFs logged net inflows while ETH products bled out.
Market state
BTC trades at $81,940, down 0.8% over 24 hours. The Fear and Greed index sits at 55 (Greed) and BTC dominance is 59.6%. The regime is classed as BULL_CHOP with a FLAT direction and a score of 55.1.
- BTC
- $81,940
- -0.82% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 55
- Greed
- BTC.D
- 59.6%
- Short term
- choppy uptrend
Liquidations
Liquidations remain at the NORMAL level. Over the past hour $1.69M in longs were liquidated against $0.87M in shorts. A long skew usually means the price dip pressured upside bets.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $2M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $866K
Funding extremes
Funding rates are neutral across the board. The highest annualised rate is BNB at 11.7%, while BTC, XRP, LINK, LTC and SUI sit at 10.95%. None reach extreme territory.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 BNB | +11.7% |
 BTC | +11% |
 XRP | +11% |
 LINK | +11% |
 LTC | +11% |
 SUI | +11% |
Leverage positioning
Retail positioning leans heavily long: BTC 62.8%, SOL 70.4% and ETH as high as 74.9%. In short-term flow SOL saw $311.5k out while ETH drew $26.4k in. All tracked symbols carry a NORMAL flag.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 SOL | $312K | · |
 ETH | $26K | · |
 HYPE | $26K | · |
| SUI | $19K | · |
| BNB | $7K | · |
| XRP | $5K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 63% · ETH 75% · SOL 70%
ETF flows
Spot BTC ETFs logged net inflows of $526.7M. ETH products, by contrast, saw outflows of $103.3M. Flows thus ran in opposite directions across the two assets.
- BTC ETF
- +$527M
- ETH ETF
- -$103M
Movers
PHA leads the movers with a 25.0% gain to $0.060142, followed by OSMO at 18.9%. On the downside VANRY fell 21.4% and SOPH 11.3%. No new listings are recorded.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| PHA | $0.0601 | +25% |
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| OSMO | $0.0523 | +18.9% |
| ALT | $0.0100 | +13.8% |
| NIL | $0.0857 | +12.9% |
| SOPH | $0.00188 | -11.3% |
Week ahead
The calendar carries today's PBoC LPR decision in China, flagged high impact. The event is scheduled for the same day. It is the only item in the snapshot.
- 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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