BTC under 80k, $137.9M ETF outflow and FOMC ahead
Bitcoin holds just under $80,000 with a slight decline, while US ETFs saw hundreds of millions flow out. The market stays neutral two days before the FOMC meeting.
Market state
BTC trades at $79,969, down 0.4% over 24 hours. The Fear and Greed Index sits at 50 (neutral), BTC dominance is 60%. The regime is neutral with a score of 42.6 and a downward direction.
- BTC
- $79,969
- -0.42% / 24 h
- Fear & Greed
- 50
- Neutral
- BTC.D
- 60.0%
- Short term
- no clear direction
Liquidations
Liquidations remain at a normal level. In the past hour, $2.9M in shorts was liquidated versus $0.7M in longs. A predominance of liquidated shorts usually means price moved up against them.
- Level
- NORMAL
- Longs / 1 h
- $667K
- Shorts / 1 h
- $3M
Funding extremes
Funding rates are calm. For XRP, LINK, LTC, BCH, SOL and SUI the annualised rate is 10.95% with a neutral direction. Such moderate values usually do not point to extreme positioning stress.
| Coin | Funding p.a. |
|---|---|
 XRP | +11% |
 LINK | +11% |
 LTC | +11% |
 BCH | +11% |
 SOL | +11% |
 SUI | +11% |
Leverage positioning
Crowd positioning stays mostly long: BTC 69.5%, ETH 77.3% and SOL 74.5%. In short-term flows, HYPE saw $0.6M leave while ETH added $62.8K. Other positions are flagged as normal.
| Coin | Net flow 5 min | OI 24 h |
|---|---|---|
 HYPE | $645K | · |
 ETH | $63K | · |
| SOL | $24K | · |
| XRP | $17K | · |
 DOGE | $17K | · |
 BTC | $15K | · |
Crowd long: BTC 70% · ETH 77% · SOL 75%
ETF flows
US spot BTC ETFs posted a net outflow of $137.9M. ETH ETFs, by contrast, recorded a modest inflow of $4.4M. The split flows show divergent interest between the two assets.
- BTC ETF
- -$138M
- ETH ETF
- +$4M
Movers
Among the biggest moves, VANRY leads with a 21.4% drop to $0.001033. On the upside, ERA climbed 15.8% and REZ 14.8%, while EPIC fell 14.5% and COMP 10%. No new listings are reported.
| Coin | Price | 24 h |
|---|---|---|
| VANRY | $0.00103 | -21.4% |
| ERA | $0.0850 | +15.8% |
| REZ | $0.00481 | +14.8% |
| EPIC | $0.120 | -14.5% |
 COMP | $20.98 | -10% |
| STEEM | $0.0403 | +9.6% |
Week ahead
The main event is the FOMC meeting in two days, on October 28, with high impact. October 29 brings US Q3 GDP, PCE and the ECB rate decision. The macro data block thus clusters toward the end of the week.
- 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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