BTC ETFs pull in $159.5M as shorts take the hit
The market stays in a BULL_CHOP regime with a score of 62.8 and BTC dominance at 58.1%. Spot bitcoin ETFs drew $159.5M while liquidations hit mostly short positions.
Market state
The Fear and Greed Index reads 56 (Greed), the regime is BULL_CHOP with a score of 62.8 and a FLAT direction. BTC dominance sits at 58.1%. Bitcoin price is missing from the snapshot, so we report no daily move.
- Fear & Greed
- 56
- Greed
- BTC.D
- 58.0%
- Short term
- choppy uptrend
Liquidations
Liquidation level is NORMAL. Over the past hour $12.7M in short positions were liquidated versus $2.5M in longs. A skew toward short liquidations usually signals upward pressure on price.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $3M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $13M
Funding extremes
The most notable outlier is ZEC with an annualised funding rate of -37.8%, flagged neutral. BTC, ETH, LINK and DOGE all hold 11.0%, with BNB at 11.4%. Negative funding on ZEC usually reflects a majority of short positions.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 ZEC | -37.8% |
 BNB | +11.4% |
 BTC | +11% |
 ETH | +11% |
 LINK | +11% |
 DOGE | +11% |
Leverage positioning
Net 5-minute flow is led by ETH at $9.6M, followed by BTC at $2.5M, all flagged NORMAL. In crowd positioning ETH is the most long at 73.3%, SOL at 64.3% and BTC at 58.8%. XRP was the only name with negative flow at -$0.2M.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| ETH | $10M | · |
| BTC | $2M | · |
 HYPE | $1M | · |
 SOL | $490K | · |
 XRP | $169K | · |
 SUI | $24K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 59% · ETH 73% · SOL 64%
ETF flows
Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $159.5M. Ether ETFs, by contrast, saw a net outflow of $39.3M. The flows ran in opposite directions.
- BTC ETF
- +$160M
- ETH ETF
- -$39M
Movers
Among gainers COTI leads with +46.0% at $0.02538 (T2) and MARSCOIN at +25.5% (T1). Among larger names NEAR added +19.8% and UNI +17.5%. The biggest declines were FUN at -22.6% and VANRY at -21.4%.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| COTI | $0.0254 | +46% |
| MARSCOIN | $0.117 | +25.5% |
| FUN | $0.000346 | -22.6% |
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
 NEAR | $3.16 | +19.8% |
 UNI | $7.86 | +17.5% |
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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