Spot Ether ETFs Post Outflow Day After 8-Day Inflow Streak

Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed the week with outflows after a nearly two-week streak of significant inflows.

On Friday, US-spot Ether (ETH) ETFs saw $59.3 million in outflows, bringing an end to their eight-day inflow streak that added roughly $3.7 billion to the products, according to Farside data.

ETFs are an important analyst signal for Ether priceย 

It comes as Ether fell just 1.94% short of reclaiming its 2021 all-time high of $4,878 on Thursday, before retracing down to $4,448 at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap.ย 

The end of the eight-day inflow streak is a key indicator for Ether traders, who will likely keep an eye on ETF flows in the coming weeks as a factor โ€” along with any developments in Ether treasury firm buys โ€” on whether Ether can reclaim its 2021 all-time highs again.

Spot Ether ETFs have seen $12.68 billion in total net flows since they launched in July 2024. Source: Farside

Some analysts say that sustained ETF inflows are crucial for Ether to reclaim its all-time highs.

Nansen analyst Jake Kennis recently said, “The rally will hold as long as the flows and narrative remain strong.โ€

Crypto trader Langerius suggested an Ether price tag of $10,000 if the consistent weekly inflows continue.

Meanwhile, crypto trader Merlijin The Trader said on Thursday, โ€œETF inflows just went vertical. This is what institutional FOMO looks like.โ€

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Ether is up 29.63% over the past 30 days. Source: CoinMarketCap

However, sentiment platform Santiment said that crypto traders are not showing โ€œas much bullishnessโ€ for Ether on social media as for Bitcoin, which historically can signal that Ether may slightly outperform Bitcoin in the short term.

Related: Ether unstaking queue hits $3.8B: What does it mean for ETH price?

Cointelegraph recently reported that the staking ecosystem of Ethereum has reached new highs, with 877,106 Ether worth $3.88 billion currently queued for a withdrawal.

While this rise in queued unstaked ETH could mean massive profit-taking could be underway, DeFi analyst Ignas said the recent accumulation and buying strength from Ether treasury companies and spot Ether ETFs is absorbing much of the selling pressure.ย 

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