Ethereum News Today: ETH ETP Inflows Surpass Bitcoins While Shorts Reach Historical Highs?

In the latest Ethereum news, ETH ETP net inflows of the past week outgrew Bitcoins by close to 200%, indicating strong interest in the largest altcoin coin by institutional investors.

So far, the news hasn’t had the much-desired impact on ETH prices. 

Net inflows into Ether ETFs for the first week of February surpassed Bitcoin for the first time in 2025.

The news is significant as it indicates there is a growing investor interest in ETH, especially among institutional investors, even after its disappointing performance that week, with ETH prices dipping to the lows of $2100.

According to a market analysis report by Coinshares released Monday, Feb. 10, inflows into Ether ETPs topped $793 Million.

On the other hand, Bitcoin inflows totaled $407 Million, bringing its total year-to-date flows to $5.989 Billion against Ethereum’s $989 Million.

ETH Short Positions Largest in History

The overwhelming inflows were a vote of confidence on Ethereum’s future price action as the investors rushed to buy the dip in anticipation of significant gains when Ethereum starts rebounding.

It, however, is worth noting that though Ethereum has regained its footing after last week’s crash sent its prices tumbling below $2200, trader sentiment towards the coin hasn’t changed.

In the short term, most traders are banking on lower prices for ETH, as evidenced by the record number of short Ethereum positions currently open.

Over the past week, the short calls for ETH grew by 40% and by as much as 500% in the last 3 months to reach record levels.

Technical indicators on the 1-day ETH/USD charts confirm the bearish sentiment towards Bitcoin. The MACD histogram, for example, has been printing consecutive red bars as the MACD line dips further away from the signal line.

The RSI has also been oscillating in the oversold region of the low 30s, a fete last seen in September 2024.

Interestingly, the bearish sentiment towards Ethereum continues despite endorsements from top-rated analysts and influential figures – including Eric Trump.

Ether trades around $2666 at the time of writing, having gained 1.43% in the last 24 hours. Its trading volume is, however, up by 45% to 21.38 Billion.