Bitcoin ETF Outflows Near $1 Billion as October Turns Against the Bulls

By Isaac • October 18, 2026 3:17 pm •

Bitcoin’s October has gone from hopeful to heavy, and the clearest pressure point is now sitting in plain sight on Wall Street.

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds lost a combined $228.6 million during the latest week, according to Decrypt. That followed a $681.1 million drain the week before, bringing the two-week exit to roughly $910 million and turning the opening October inflow into a clear institutional retreat.

The ETF structure remains intact. Demand has reversed sharply while inflation, rates and risk appetite all work against Bitcoin, and the funds’ daily flow reports now offer the market’s cleanest test of whether large buyers are stepping back in.

The daily swings show how quickly the tone changed. Funds