After several days of selling pressure, Bitcoin ETF investors switched from fleeing to buying on Friday, with U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs taking in $134.5 million. That extends a winning streak to seven straight trading sessions, per Decrypt’s tracker. The run started Sept. 17, and it has brought in about $2.98 billion so far.
The funds were losing money two days before. On Sept. 15, they shed $450.4 million, their worst day since June, following the Senate’s failure to pass the Clarity Act. The next day, another $295.9 million was lost. Since then, the inflows have exceeded those two consecutive losses by roughly four times.
The Shift After the Senate Vote
Two days of selling followed the Senate’s failed cloture vote on the Clarity Act. The funds bounced back fast after that.
On Sept. 21, the funds recorded their largest single-day total, drawing in nearly $1 billion, which matched their best daily result since October 2025. The influx, as Decrypt reported Tuesday, pushed Bitcoin past the average ETF holder’s cost basis of $81,722, a number calculated by Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart. That move returned the typical fund investor to profit for the first time since January.
The Numbers Behind the Turn
By Thursday, the assets had attracted a net $886.8 million in 2026, per Farside Investors data. That’s a roughly $6.6 billion swing from July 13, when they sat $5.69 billion in the red. Friday’s inflow would put the running total past $1 billion, even as figures differ across trackers. Bloomberg reported year-to-date flows of roughly $320 million earlier this week.
Decrypt’s tracker puts cumulative net inflows since the funds launched at $58.0 billion, while total net assets come to $108.42 billion, with Bitcoin changing hands at roughly $84,020.
The pace of the recovery has been fast. Last year, the funds drew $21.35 billion, per Farside. Matching that would take roughly $300 million a day through December, a pace this streak has comfortably topped on average.
What This Means for Institutional Demand
Exchange-traded funds that actually own Bitcoin exist, allowing investors to gain exposure through a standard brokerage account without ever touching crypto exchanges, wallets, or seed phrases. The daily inflows into these funds now serve as a closely watched measure of how much appetite institutions have for the asset.
What stands out about the turn is how steep the decline in September was. Funds posted their weakest session since June after lawmakers handed down a decision that unsettled traders.
Here is the shape of the recent action:
- Sept. 15: -$450.4 million
- Sept. 16: -$295.9 million
- Sept. 21: Nearly $1 billion (best day since October 2025)
- Friday: +$134.5 million, extending the streak to seven days
The run has erased most of the year’s deficit. The July $5.69 billion hole is now a $886.8 million surplus, with Friday’s inflow pushing the total past $1 billion.
The comeback has happened fast. The July shortfall is no more. The yearly totals are now in the black. The rate of purchases has surpassed the record set on Sept. 21, a mark that was once the peak.
The real issue is whether this run can last through the rest of 2026. The $21.35 billion figure from last year sets a demanding goal, yet the present rate suggests it can be matched. Whether it endures remains to be seen.
Source material: “Bitcoin ETFs Notch Seven-Day Winning Streak as 2026 Flows Turn Green,” Decrypt.
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