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Ethereum Just Attracted $1.42B. But ETH Still Isn’t Moving Like It. Something unusual is happening with Ethereum. U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs have now recorded nine consecutive sessions of net inflows. The total? Roughly $1.42B. BlackRock’s ETHA alone accounted for around $1.02B of that amount. That is a serious amount of institutional demand entering one asset in a very short period. But there is a problem. $ETH is not responding as aggressively as the flow data suggests it should. And that is what makes this setup interesting. 🔵 THE INSTITUTIONAL BID IS REAL The latest ETF data shows that Ethereum attracted $225.8M in a single session, its strongest daily inflow in roughly ten months. That pushed the nine-session total to approximately $1.42B. Even more interesting, the gap between Ethereum and Bitcoin ETF demand has narrowed significantly. On that same day, Bitcoin ETFs attracted about $242.3M. Ethereum was only around $16.5M behind. That would have been difficult to imagine during many previous periods of this cycle. But now it is happening. 📊 SO WHY IS ETH NOT MOVING HARDER? This is the question I’m watching. Strong ETF inflows should theoretically create additional spot demand. But price does not move on inflows alone. There can be sellers on the other side. Long-term holders can take profits. Whales can distribute. Market makers can absorb institutional demand. And derivatives positioning can create additional resistance. That appears to be part of what the market is showing right now. ETH has gained roughly 5% during the latest $1.42B ETF inflow streak. Bitcoin gained around 15% over a comparable period. So the capital is entering. But the price response is weaker. ⚠️ THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY BEARISH A weaker price response does not automatically mean the ETF inflows are failing. It could mean the market is absorbing significant selling pressure. If $1.42B enters Ethereum investment products while price barely moves, someone is selling into that demand. #WalshInflationRisk #BTCGoldCorrelation #SchwabExpandsCrypto