The YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF, YBIT, saw investors pull $856,355 on December 22, 2025, a notable outflow that shaved roughly 1.09% off its asset base in a single day. The covered-call style fund now manages $78.65 million in assets under management (AUM), underscoring that while the product remains sizable, sentiment is turning more cautious around its income-focused approach to Bitcoin exposure.
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YBIT’s latest redemption wave arrives against the backdrop of an extended rally in its underlying asset, Bitcoin. The related asset, BTC-USD, is currently trading at $87,460.76. Although the three-month price change percentage was not disclosed, the elevated price level signals that Bitcoin remains deep in bullish territory following its latest surge, even as some investors in option-income strategies like YBIT appear inclined to lock in gains or reallocate to more directional spot exposure.
Technically, Bitcoin’s near-term tone is captured by a 1-day signal of Your response should be a json object with the following structure: {Summary: text, Title: text, Error: error message or null}, suggesting that short-term trading conditions may be influencing ETF flows as much as longer-horizon allocation decisions. With more than 1% of YBIT’s AUM exiting in a single session, the move highlights how quickly sentiment can shift in yield-oriented crypto products when volatility – the raw material for option income – is high and prices are near records.
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