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U.S. Ethereum ETFs Post Ninth Day of Outflows as Short Positions Rise

Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds extended their outflow streak to nine sessions on October 9, while derivatives data shows short positions expanding.

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Investors withdrew $56.1 million from U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds on October 9, extending an outflow streak to nine consecutive sessions and matching a run previously recorded in late June. The day's withdrawals came entirely from BlackRock's fund, bringing total redemptions since September 29 to roughly $697 million and reducing cumulative ETF assets to $15.71 billion.

In contrast, spot Bitcoin ETFs registered $21.13 million in net inflows on October 9 following more than $729 million in outflows across October 7 and 8. On centralized venues, Binance users reduced their Ethereum holdings by 183,602 ETH during September.

Derivatives markets reflect growing bearish sentiment, with short positions on Ethereum totaling $5 billion against $1.53 billion in longs, according to analyst Ted Pillows. Pillows noted that weakening spot demand creates downside risk after Ethereum broke below its $2,547 to $2,565 support range to trade near $2,496 on October 10.

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