Ether ETF Sees Fresh Inflows as Traders Buy the Dip in a Softening Market
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The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF, ETHA, attracted $149.2 million in net inflows on January 16, 2026, signaling renewed demand for Ethereum exposure despite recent price pressure in the underlying token. With total assets under management now standing at roughly $11.75 billion, the latest inflow represents about 1.27% of ETHA’s AUM—an unusually large single-day allocation shift that suggests institutional and sophisticated investors are leaning into the recent weakness.
The related asset, ETH-USD, is currently trading around $3,296.49, down nearly 15% over the past three months as crypto markets have cooled from earlier highs and risk appetite has become more selective. Yet short-term momentum is turning more constructive: ETH’s 1-day technical signal screens as a Buy, indicating that traders are beginning to position for a potential rebound or at least a near-term technical recovery.
The combination of sizable inflows into ETHA and a short-term bullish technical setup for Ethereum itself underscores a familiar pattern in digital asset markets: long-horizon investors using ETF vehicles to scale into weakness, while shorter-term traders test the waters for a tactical bounce. If these flows persist, ETHA could become a barometer for whether the current pullback in Ether evolves into a deeper consolidation or marks the beginning of a new accumulation phase.
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