The outflows come 24 hours before tomorrow's August 12 CPI report at 8:30 a.m. ET. Markets expect headline inflation at 3.0% YoY vs. 2.9% prior. A hot print (above 3.1%) could break the Fed's dovish narrative and trigger further selling.
Prior week, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs pulled in roughly $1.1 billion in combined inflows—a sign of strong institutional conviction. Today's $144.67M outflow is a small dent in that larger trend, but it signals caution.
Bitcoin has held the $64,000–$64,500 zone as support for the past week. If CPI comes in hot tomorrow, that support could be tested. Ethereum's support is at $1,850. Watch the close on August 12 carefully for conviction clues.
Soft CPI (below 2.9%) = institutions resume buying, rally toward $67K–$68K Bitcoin. Hot CPI (above 3.1%) = more outflows, breakdown toward $64K. In-line CPI = sideways trading, institutional caution continues.
One day of outflows is not panic. But if outflows persist through August 12–14, institutional conviction has broken. If inflows resume after CPI, institutions are accumulating dips. The scoreboard is the scoreboard.
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