U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Outflows Signal Shift in Market Positioning

2026-01-22 22:50:17

Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: Bitcoin liquidity just evaporated - and now this Wall Street feedback loop could wipe out gains Original Link: U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded three straight trading sessions of net outflows this week, totaling $1.58 billion.

The pullback follows a brief stretch of positive follow-through, sandwiched between another three-day outflow streak from Jan. 7 – 9 that totaled $1.134 billion, or about $378 million a day leaving the category.

Earlier in the month, flows flipped the other way, with more than $1 billion of net inflows over the first two trading days of January and $1.8 billion in inflows between Jan. 12 – 15, setting an early-month risk tone.

The swing from fast inflows to a multi-session drawdown has renewed focus on ETF flow prints as a near-term positioning read rather than a passive backdrop.

Window (2026)	Flow regime	Days included	Net flow ($m)
Jan. 7 – Jan. 9	Outflow	Jan. 7, Jan. 8, Jan. 9	-1,134
Jan. 12 – Jan. 15	Inflow	Jan. 12, Jan. 13, Jan. 14, Jan. 15	+1,811
Jan. 16 – Jan. 21	Outflow	Jan. 16, Jan. 20, Jan. 21	-1,583

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