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US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $450 million net outflow on Sept. 15. It more than erased the previous session\u2019s $159 million inflow, while the six completed sessions since Sept. 8 added up to a net $753 million withdrawal.<\/p>\n

The reversal removed the brief demand signal that appeared as the Federal Reserve began its two-day policy meeting. Bitcoin traded near $75,900<\/a> at press time, putting the market close to the lower end of the range in Glassnode\u2019s latest weekly snapshot.<\/p>\n

ETF net flows<\/a> measure creations and redemptions across the funds. Investor identities and direct Bitcoin sale execution fall outside the dataset. The useful conclusion is narrower: the ETF reversal arrived alongside broader sell-side pressure.<\/p>\n

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Spot and perpetual sellers move together<\/h2>\n

Glassnode\u2019s Week 38 report<\/a> showed spot cumulative volume delta, a measure of aggressive buying minus aggressive selling, at negative $142 million. That was below its negative $115 million lower statistical band and indicated that sellers were dominating activity on the centralized exchanges in Glassnode\u2019s dataset.<\/p>\n

Derivatives sellers were active too. Perpetual cumulative volume delta dropped to negative $605 million, far below its negative $233 million lower band, signaling aggressive selling in perpetual futures.<\/p>\n\n

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Leverage remained elevated despite the pressure. Futures open interest, the value of outstanding contracts, eased from $37 billion to $36 billion but remained above its $36 billion upper band. Long-side funding payments, which reflect the recurring transfer between perpetual longs and shorts, rose to $1.4 million while staying within their normal statistical range.<\/p>\n

The combination leaves more positioning available to amplify another shock, while normal funding argues against an already extreme long-side imbalance. The Glassnode snapshot also predates Farside\u2019s Sept. 15 ETF row. The adjacent windows support a broad-pressure reading while leaving any causal link between ETF redemptions and exchange selling unresolved.<\/p>\n

The Federal Reserve\u2019s policy decision<\/a> remained pending at the same reporting cutoff. Bitcoin\u2019s first post-decision test was therefore still ahead.<\/p>\n\n

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Why Bitcoin initially held its gain as rate traders put September hike odds at 85%<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n

A constructive response would pair price stabilization with improving spot flow while open interest remains orderly. A more convincing bearish second move would combine renewed spot selling with a sharper fall in open interest and a funding reset, evidence that the pressure had spread into forced deleveraging.<\/p>\n

Before the decision, the market is best described as vulnerable rather than broken: spot distribution has deepened, derivatives sellers are active, and positioning remains large enough to magnify the next move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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