Learn / Guide · Published October 20, 2026
Bitcoin ETFs reported $678.9 million in outflows: the daily mix matters
By Sahil Kaila · Alphabit founder and risk-model builder. About the author
A dated breakdown of Farside-reported Bitcoin ETF flows across the five U.S. sessions from October 5–9, 2026.
Farside Investors’ Bitcoin ETF table shows $678.9 million in net outflows across the five U.S. trading sessions from October 5 through 9, 2026. That dated total does not mean every session or fund had outflows. Two of the five daily totals were positive, and the net figure alone does not explain why investors traded or what happened to Bitcoin’s price.
How the five-session total adds up
| U.S. session date | Reported net flow |
|---|---|
| October 5 | −$89.8m |
| October 6 | +$118.8m |
| October 7 | −$484.9m |
| October 8 | −$244.1m |
| October 9 | +$21.1m |
| Five-session net | −$678.9m |
The two positive sessions sum to +$139.9 million. The three negative sessions sum to −$818.8 million. Together, they produce the five-session net of −$678.9 million. October 7 was the largest negative daily total in this window.
What “net outflows” tells you—and what it leaves out
The calculation answers a narrow question: what is the sum of the daily net figures in the table for those five sessions? It does not tell us investors’ motives, whether ETF activity caused a Bitcoin price move, or whether every fund had the same direction. Positive and negative fund entries can offset one another inside a daily aggregate.
These numbers are Farside-reported aggregates, not a complete measure of all Bitcoin buying and selling. Farside says its table is generated automatically and may contain errors or inaccuracies, so treat the values as a compiled data series and check the source before relying on later periods.
Keep the time periods aligned
The five figures refer to October 5–9 U.S. trading sessions, not seven calendar days. They are a historical snapshot checked against Farside’s table on October 20, 2026. A date on which the source is retrieved is different from the session date being reported. Also keep price observations and risk-model scores on their own observation dates: Alphabit’s inspected model snapshot ended before this flow window, so it cannot show a response to these sessions.
Takeaway: the five-session sum was −$678.9 million, comprising +$139.9 million in positive daily totals and −$818.8 million in negative daily totals. The breakdown adds context, but it is not a causal explanation or a complete measure of Bitcoin demand.
Source: Farside Investors Bitcoin ETF flow table (five U.S. sessions, October 5–9, 2026; checked October 20). The displayed historical values remain −$89.8m, +$118.8m, −$484.9m, −$244.1m and +$21.1m. See also how a missing ETF value can change a reported subtotal.