Spot Bitcoin ETFs See Strongest Buying Streak In 9 Months
Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their longest consecutive inflow streak in over nine months, with six straight weeks of net inflows totaling $3.4 billion since early April, despite Thursday and Friday outflows. The sustained buying interest reflects investor confidence despite macro headwinds including labor market uncertainty and geopolitical tensions that briefly pushed Bitcoin below $80,000.
The six-week inflow streak represents a significant shift in institutional sentiment toward Bitcoin spot ETFs, signaling robust demand despite near-term volatility. This extended buying period surpasses most of the previous nine-month cycle, with the exception of a seven-week run in mid-2025 that attracted $7.57 billion—suggesting current momentum, while strong, remains slightly below historical peaks. The $3.4 billion cumulative inflow demonstrates consistent institutional appetite that weathered multiple market shocks.
The timing of this streak is notable given concurrent macro uncertainty. US labor market signals weakened considerably, with payroll growth expectations dropping from 178,000 to just 62,000, creating ambiguity about Federal Reserve policy direction. Additionally, geopolitical escalation near the Strait of Hormuz introduced tail-risk concerns that traditionally pressure risk assets. Bitcoin's dip below $80,000 highlighted technical fragility, with analysts identifying critical support at $78,000 where cascading liquidations posed systemic risk.
The dichotomy within the final week—strong Monday-Tuesday inflows of nearly $1 billion contrasted against Thursday-Friday outflows—reflects institutional traders hedging macro event risk while maintaining core positions. This pattern suggests sophisticated market participants are neither capitulating nor aggressively accumulating ahead of economic data releases. Ether ETFs similarly recovered, posting modest $70 million inflows after prior week losses, indicating broader ETF stability across major crypto assets.
- →Bitcoin spot ETFs achieved their longest consecutive inflow streak in 9+ months with $3.4 billion net inflows over six weeks since April 2
- →The strongest week saw $996 million inflows in mid-April, while most recent week logged $622 million, indicating sustained but normalizing institutional demand
- →Macro headwinds including weak labor market expectations and US-Iran geopolitical tensions created volatility that briefly tested critical $78,000 support level
- →The final week's pattern of heavy early-week inflows followed by Thursday-Friday outflows suggests institutional positioning ahead of major economic data
- →Ether ETFs bounced back with $70 million inflows after prior week losses, demonstrating broader ETF product resilience