Where is the money flowing?
Position perspective: The open interest (OI) of $BTC has steadily increased from 7.73 billion to 8.296 billion, with a net inflow of 562 million from 10/01 to 10/03, and then flattened on 10/04 (+1 million) — those chasing highs are taking a break for now, with positions all lying in the market waiting for direction.
$ETH is more volatile: on 10/03, there was an outflow of 51 million, but on 10/04 it flowed back in by 75 million, fully showing its fence-sitting nature.
Key interpretation: Money piling up without price dropping means there are always buyers at the bottom, combined with negative fees, the bulls’ ammunition is even more abundant than it looks on paper.
A brief update on $ETH:
Reported at 2,693, up 0.49% in 24 hours. On 10/02, it dipped from 2,779 to 2,647 and then climbed back up, showing more resilience than in previous days. The fee rate also rose from 0.0011% on 10/03 to 0.0038%, giving bulls a breather.
But institutional preference is clear: in September, $ETH ETFs only had 830 million, while $BTC had 2.65 billion. As long as 2,647 holds, it remains a consolidation market; only after breaking above 2,779 with volume should one chase — until then, grab a small stool and watch the show.
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