Bitcoin Payout Play: NEOS Income ETF Sees Fresh Inflows Despite Crypto Price Slump
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The NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, BTCI, attracted $5,667,828 in new capital on January 16, 2026, even as its underlying asset remains under pressure. The latest flow represents roughly 0.50% of the fund’s $1.13 billion in assets under management (AUM), a meaningful one-day vote of confidence in a strategy that seeks to pair bitcoin exposure with options-driven income.
The related asset, BTC-USD, is currently trading around $90,933.51, down about 16.24% over the past three months, underscoring a choppy and corrective phase after last year’s highs. Short-term momentum looks fragile, with the 1-day technical signal flashing a cautious Sell, suggesting traders remain wary of further downside or at least continued volatility.
Against that backdrop, the fresh inflows into BTCI hint at a different type of bitcoin investor—one willing to tolerate price swings in exchange for yield and covered-call income rather than pure directional upside. With only about half a percent of AUM shifting in the latest session, the move does not yet signal a wholesale rotation, but it does highlight ongoing demand for structured bitcoin exposure that can potentially soften the blow of drawdowns through option premiums.
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