Bitcoin ETF Jitters: IShares’ IBIT Sees Fresh Outflows as Token Slides
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IShares Bitcoin Trust Registered’s flagship spot bitcoin ETF, IBIT, recorded net outflows of $70.66 million on January 13, 2026, a modest but notable pullback for a vehicle managing $70.82 billion in assets under management (AUM). The latest redemption represents roughly 0.10% of IBIT’s total assets, suggesting investors are trimming exposure rather than staging a wholesale exit.
The related asset, BTC-USD, is currently trading around $95,066, down about 15.38% over the past three months. Despite this medium-term weakness, short-term indicators are more constructive, with the 1-day technical signal flashing Buy, hinting at a potential near-term rebound or at least stabilization after recent declines.
The divergence between IBIT’s outflows and bitcoin’s short-term buy signal underscores a cautious mood among institutional and retail ETF investors, many of whom appear to be locking in earlier gains or de-risking amid broader macro uncertainty and tightening liquidity conditions. While a 0.10% outflow is far from alarming for a fund of IBIT’s scale, it reinforces the sensitivity of bitcoin-linked products to price drawdowns and sentiment swings, even when technical gauges start to turn more optimistic.
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