Leveraged Ether Bet Draws Fresh Cash as Traders Hunt for a Bottom
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The 2x Ether ETF, traded under the ticker ETHU, attracted $11.34 million in new money on January 14, 2026, in a notable vote of confidence for leveraged exposure to the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. The single-day inflow, while modest at roughly 0.62% of the fund’s latest assets under management of about $1.82 billion, signals that speculative traders are leaning back into volatility even as spot prices remain under pressure.
The related asset, ETH-USD, is currently trading around $3,363.28, down roughly 17.6% over the past three months as Ethereum has lagged the broader digital-asset complex amid risk-off swings and rotation into Bitcoin-linked products. Despite that medium-term drawdown, the short-term backdrop looks more constructive: the 1-day technical signal flashes a bullish tilt, with models pointing to a Buy.
That divergence between recent price weakness and renewed ETF inflows underscores how leveraged products like ETHU are increasingly used as tactical tools rather than long-term holdings. The latest flow suggests some investors are positioning for a rebound in Ether or, at minimum, heightened intraday swings that can favor leveraged strategies. Still, with ETH stuck well below recent highs, the inflow represents a calculated risk by traders betting that the recent correction is closer to an opportunity than the start of a deeper downturn.
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