It appears that the assumed connection between the price of Bitcoin ($BTC) and Bitcoin ETF flows has weakened.
Bitcoin is currently trading above the $64,000 price level, a 0.5% increase from its level at the same time the previous day. This price movement occurred despite outflows from Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reaching up to $200 million for the trading day ending on April 25, 2024.
Market price data indicates that Bitcoin’s trading price briefly dipped to a low of $62,800 before experiencing a significant surge to a high of $65,557 on Thursday. The price then retraced slightly, closing at around $64,300 for the day. Meanwhile, data from Farside Investors for the US-listed Spot Bitcoin ETF market revealed a staggering outflow of $217.6 million.
According to the report, only one of the funds, Franklin Templeton’s $EZBC, saw $1.9 million in inflows. However, five funds recorded outflows, while five others experienced no assets flowing through their portfolios. Unsurprisingly, Grayscale’s $GBTC fund had the most significant outflow of $234.3 million among all eleven funds.
The funds that experienced outflows included Fidelity Investments’ $FBTC, ARK21Invest’s $ARKB, BitWise’s $BITB, VanEck’s $HODL, and Grayscale’s converted $GBTC funds, with outflows of $22.6 million, $6 million, $31.3 million, $20.2 million, and $139.4 million, respectively.
Since the beginning of April, these funds have seen surprisingly low inflows of assets into their portfolios, suggesting a decline in investor interest in US spot Bitcoin ETFs. This is in contrast to the narrative that the net flow of assets into the portfolios of the ETFs directly impacted the price of the asset.
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Bitcoin has been trading within a ranging market profile post-halving without any significant price surges. However, analysts believe the asset is preparing for a substantial price surge.
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DeFi Planet recently reported that Bitcoin’s Market Value to Realised Value (MVRV) score recorded a decline to 2.32, marking a 6.45% decrease from its value at the beginning of the month.
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