BTC under 81k, 137.9M ETF outflow ahead of FOMC
Bitcoin trades near 80,756 USD, down 0.9% on the day, while the market regime stays bearish. The market enters a week with an FOMC meeting and sentiment is neutral.
Market state
BTC sits at 80,755 USD, down 0.9% over 24 hours. The Fear and Greed Index is at 51 (neutral) and BTC dominance is 59.45%. The market regime is labeled bearish with a score of 29.98.
- BTC
- $80,756
- -0.9% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 51
- Neutral
- BTC.D
- 59.5%
- Short term
- downtrend
Liquidations
Liquidations are at a normal level. Over the past hour, 1.3M USD of longs and 0.57M USD of shorts were liquidated. A dominance of long liquidations usually reflects downward pressure.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $1M
- Shorts / 1 h
- $574K
Funding extremes
Funding rates show no notable extremes. A group of coins including BCH, NEAR, ARB, AVAX, FIL and CRV carry an annualized funding of 10.95%, labeled neutral. This usually points to balanced positioning on perpetuals.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 BCH | +11% |
 NEAR | +11% |
 ARB | +11% |
 AVAX | +11% |
 FIL | +11% |
 CRV | +11% |
Leverage positioning
The 5-minute net flow is positive for BTC at 459K USD, negative for HYPE and DOGE. Crowd long share is 68.2% for BTC, 75.6% for ETH and 74.7% for SOL. A high long share usually means bets tilt toward upside.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 BTC | $459K | · |
 ETH | $37K | · |
 SOL | $27K | · |
 HYPE | $25K | · |
 XRP | $14K | · |
 DOGE | $8K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 68% · ETH 76% · SOL 75%
ETF flows
Spot BTC ETFs saw a net outflow of 137.9M USD. ETH ETFs drew a net 4.4M USD. Outflows from BTC products usually point to caution in institutional demand.
- BTC ETF
- -$138M
- ETH ETF
- +$4M
Movers
ERA leads the movers, up 34.5% to 0.0913 USD (T2). On the other side, VANRY falls 21.4%, PHA 15.5% and EPIC 14.9%. No new listings are recorded.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| ERA | $0.0913 | +34.5% |
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| TREE | $0.0436 | +16.3% |
| PHA | $0.0516 | -15.5% |
| EPIC | $0.110 | -14.9% |
| BMT | $0.0226 | -14.8% |
Week ahead
The nearest key event is the FOMC meeting on October 28 (high impact), in 4 days. It is followed on October 29 by US Q3 GDP, PCE and the ECB rate decision. Two of these events are flagged as high impact.
- FOMC MeetingOctober 28, 2026HIGH
- US GDP Q3 AdvanceOctober 29, 2026
- US PCE (Personal Income and Outlays)October 29, 2026
- ECB Rate DecisionOctober 29, 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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