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InflowScan Staff · Midday Nov 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Ethereum ETF Put Volume Jumps as Spot Prices Drift; BTC Holds $75K After Worst Weekly Outflow Since June
Put volume on BlackRock's ETHA ran nearly 1.9x call volume in the latest options snapshot, the most defensive single-session skew across the major spot ETFs as bitcoin and ether tr...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Nov 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Tests $75K as Tech Sell-Off Triggers $1B in Liquidations; IBIT Put Positioning Stays Defensive
Bitcoin slipped below $75,000 intraday Friday for the first time since August, dragging crypto markets lower as a broader tech sell-off deepened and liquidations across the complex...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Nov 5, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Sells Off Across the Board; IBIT Put Positioning at $30 Strike Draws Attention as BTC Slides 5.4%
Spot bitcoin fell 5.4% to $76,374 by midday Thursday, with ether, solana and XRP all down between 5% and 7%, as session ranges widened across majors. The selloff comes against a ba...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Nov 3, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
IBIT Put/Call Volume Spikes to 1.80 as Bitcoin Grinds Higher; ETH, XRP Lead Intraday Tape
Institutional options flow in BlackRock's IBIT is leaning defensive even as spot bitcoin grinds 1.2% higher to $77,778 at midday Tuesday, with the ETF's put/call volume ratio print...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Nov 2, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Options Flow Turns Defensive as Bitcoin Slips Below $78K; Stablecoin Supply Diverges
BlackRock's ETHA registered a put/call volume ratio of 1.63 at Friday's close, the most defensive single-day options tilt across major spot crypto ETFs, as bitcoin traded 1.1% lowe...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Nov 1, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETH Options Positioning Turns Defensive as Bitcoin Grinds Higher; ETHA Put/Call Volume Spikes to 1.63
Defensive positioning in Ethereum ETF options is the standout signal mid-session Sunday, with BlackRock's ETHA showing a put/call volume ratio of 1.63 from Friday's snapshot — th...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Put Concentration at Deep Strikes Signals Defensive Tilt as BTC Drifts Above $77,600
Ethereum ETF options are flashing the session's loudest positioning signal. BlackRock's ETHA shows a put/call volume ratio of 1.63 on Friday's close, with open interest concentrate...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 30, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Binance Hack Headlines Pressure Crypto Tape; ETHA Options Flash Defensive at Midday
Crypto majors drifted lower into the New York lunch hour Friday as headlines around a $6.4 billion Binance exploit weighed on sentiment, with bitcoin changing hands at $77,607 (-0....
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Options Tilt Defensive as Bitcoin Holds $80,500; Positioning Splits BTC and ETH
A sharp divergence in ETF options positioning headlines the midday tape Wednesday. BlackRock's ETHA printed a 1.67 put/call volume ratio against IBIT's 0.76, suggesting Ethereum-sp...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Puts Dominate Midday Flow as Bitcoin Reclaims $80K; Ripple Lands Federal Bank Approval
Spot bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 handle by midday Tuesday, trading at $80,585 with a 1.46% intraday range, as institutional options flow told a more cautious story. BlackRock's E...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Crypto Drifts Lower Into Sunday Afternoon as ETHA Options Flash Defensive Tilt; SOL Funding Turns Negative
Crypto markets drifted modestly lower through Sunday's thin weekend tape, with bitcoin at $80,636 and ether at $2,342. The sharper signal sits in ETHA options, where Friday's close...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 24, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Tests $80,000 as ETH Leads Majors Lower; ETHA Options Flow Turns Defensive
Bitcoin traded at $79,782 by midday Saturday, down 1.7% over 24 hours and probing the $80,000 handle for the second session running, as ether led the majors lower with a 3.5% slide...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 23, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Volume Skews Put-Heavy at Midday as Bitcoin Holds $81,700; IBIT Puts Dominate Open Interest
Ethereum ETF ETHA logged a put/call volume ratio of 1.51 at Friday's session snapshot — the most defensive active positioning across the major spot crypto ETFs — even as ETH tr...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Slips Below $82,000 at Midday as ETHE Options Flash Defensive Skew; Stablecoin Supply Diverges
Bitcoin traded at $81,725 by midday Thursday, down 2.9% over 24 hours, with ether off 3.0% at $2,399 and the broader majors each posting intraday ranges near 2%. ETHE options showe...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Bitcoin Reclaims $84K as Shorts Get Squeezed; ETHA Options Flow Stays Defensive Despite ETH Bid
Bitcoin pushed through $84,000 at midday Wednesday after $188 million in short positions were liquidated, with the broader crypto complex catching a bid alongside. Yet the options ...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 20, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Ether Options Flash Defensive Volume Even as Spot Rallies on Iran Deal Headlines; BTC Taps $83,000
Ether options volume skewed sharply defensive at midday Tuesday, with Grayscale's ETHE registering a put/call volume ratio of 2.19 against open interest tilted call-heavy at 0.22 �...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 19, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Options Volume Skews Defensive as Ethereum Lags Bitcoin into Midday; JPMorgan Deposit Token News Fails to Lift ETH
Ethereum underperformed bitcoin through Monday's morning session, with ETH down 0.76% to $2,392.96 versus BTC's 0.26% slip to $81,942. BlackRock's ETHA posted a volume put/call rat...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 18, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETH Options Skew Defensive as Spot Drifts Lower; SOL and XRP Funding Flip Negative
Ether options are leaning defensive heading into Sunday afternoon, with BlackRock's ETHA posting a 1.88 put/call volume ratio against the Friday close snapshot even as spot ETH tra...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
Options Tape Tilts Defensive on IBIT and ETHA as Spot Drifts; XRP ETF Ends 13-Week Inflow Run
Options flow on the two largest spot crypto ETFs leaned defensive midday Saturday, with put-call volume ratios of 1.42 on BlackRock's IBIT and 1.88 on ETHA printing against a quiet...
InflowScan Staff · Midday Oct 16, 2026 · 12:00 PM ET
ETHA Options Lean Defensive Into Friday Afternoon as Crypto Majors Grind Lower; Funding Rates Stay Shallow
Spot crypto majors drifted lower through Friday's European-into-US handoff, with Bitcoin off 1.1% at $81,380 and Ether down 0.6% at $2,427. The sharper signal sits in options: Blac...