The Daily Drip

✅ Top Takeaways

• BTC rips off 16‑month lows: After crashing to about $60,008 — its worst single‑day drop since the FTX collapse — Bitcoin has rebounded more than 10% into the high‑$60Ks, though it is still roughly 50% below the October 2025 peak above $126K.
• Majors snap back hard: XRP jumped roughly 20% to around $1.45, ETH climbed more than 11% near $2,030 and SOL gained about 9% into the mid‑$80s as oversold conditions and short‑covering drove a sharp relief rally.
• Flows and sentiment still ugly: January alone saw over $3B in U.S. spot BTC ETF outflows on top of heavy November–December redemptions, while the S&P crypto index is down 28.79% year‑to‑date and the Fear & Greed Index has slid to 5.

📰 Crypto Market Summary

Bitcoin surged 10.5% to $69,387 after plummeting to a 16-month low of $60,008 on Friday, recovering from its worst single-day decline since the 2022 FTX collapse. The cryptocurrency remains down approximately 50% from its October 2025 peak above $126,000 but found technical support as oversold conditions triggered bargain hunting.

XRP jumped 20% to $1.45, outpacing other major cryptocurrencies in Friday's rebound. Ethereum climbed 11.5% to $2,033 and Solana gained 9.3% to $85.50 as risk appetite returned following extreme oversold conditions across the crypto sector.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced over $3 billion in outflows during January alone, following $7 billion and $2 billion exits in December and November 2025 respectively. Analysts cite average ETF holder purchase prices around $90,000, leaving institutional investors materially underwater and reluctant to add exposure.

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization collapsed from $4 trillion in October 2025 to approximately $2 trillion, with over $1 trillion evaporating in the past month. Forced liquidations exceeded $2 billion on Thursday as overleveraged positions unwound rapidly amid declining liquidity and waning retail interest.

Bitcoin's tight correlation with technology stocks intensified the selloff as AI spending concerns triggered a broader tech rout. The risk-off sentiment spread across asset classes, with the Nasdaq posting its worst weekly performance since April 2025 and dragging cryptocurrencies lower in tandem.

Silver plunged from $121.75 to approximately $74 per ounce while gold retreated from record highs near $5,625 to around $4,910. The sharp reversals in traditional safe havens amplified uncertainty and contributed to crypto market instability as leveraged speculative positions across multiple asset classes unwound simultaneously.

Market experts caution that Bitcoin could retest the $50,000 level despite Friday's recovery, citing overexposed ETF holders, diminishing whale accumulation, and persistently low trading volumes. Fundstrat's digital assets head noted widespread fear and fatigue among crypto participants while leaving room for additional dips.

MicroStrategy stock collapsed 17% on Thursday and is down 75% from its peak, with shares now trading below the value of the company's Bitcoin holdings. The firm's average Bitcoin acquisition cost of approximately $76,000 exceeds current market prices, though management stated it could cover all convertible debt even if Bitcoin fell 90%.

🌍 Macro & Cross‑Asset Lens

Crypto’s latest whiplash move is still being driven by the same macro currents: concerns that AI‑driven tech spending may slow, a broader de‑risking in growth equities, and sharp reversals in classical “safe havens” like gold and silver that were heavily owned as inflation hedges.

• Tech‑beta linkage: As AI leaders guided more cautiously on spend, the Nasdaq delivered its worst week since April 2025, dragging BTC and high‑beta tokens down alongside cloud, chip and software names.
• Safe‑haven shakeout: Silver’s collapse from above $120 to the mid‑$70s and gold’s retreat from roughly $5,625 to around $4,910 show that crowded “hard asset” trades can unwind just as violently as speculative crypto positions.
• Liquidity stress: With more than $1T in crypto market value erased in about a month and over $2B in forced liquidations in a single session, price action is being dictated by balance‑sheet constraints rather than slow‑moving fundamentals.

💰 Flows & Market Structure

ETF Flows yesterday were approximately -$510,720,885 in total, another net‑outflow day even as prices bounced, underscoring how cautious larger investors remain.

Flow detail by underlying asset:

• Bitcoin ETFs: about -$434,100,000 in net outflows from U.S. spot BTC products, extending January’s more than $3B in redemptions.
• Ethereum ETFs: roughly -$80,800,000 in net outflows from ETH funds, reflecting continued de‑risking in smart‑contract exposure even after a double‑digit intraday rebound.
• Solana ETFs: approximately +$2,900,000 in modest net inflows, suggesting some investors are selectively adding high‑beta L1 risk on the bounce.
• XRP ETFs: around +$1,279,115 in net inflows, aligning with XRP’s outsized price pop as traders rotate into names that had been the most heavily sold.

Despite today’s rally, the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Asset Index is still down 13.68% on the day and 28.79% year‑to‑date, highlighting how far the broader market has slipped even with sharp counter‑trend moves.

📊 Sentiment Dashboard

🔢 Market Performance

• Most majors show healthy 24‑hour bounces, but every coin on the board remains materially negative year‑to‑date, with ETH and SOL still down more than 31% and XRP off about 21%.
• The 7‑day column remains deeply red across the complex, confirming that today’s strength is a rebound within an ongoing drawdown rather than a full trend reversal.
• Stablecoins like USDT continue to grind slightly higher in market value, signaling that a meaningful share of capital is parked in dry‑powder mode rather than fully exiting the space.

⚡ Risk & Positioning Lens

With BTC still roughly 50% below the highs, majors down 20–30% year‑to‑date and ETF buyers heavily underwater around an estimated $90K cost basis, this rebound looks more like a sharp short‑covering rally than a clean “all clear.”

What to watch next: whether BTC can reclaim and hold the low‑$70Ks, if ETF outflows cool from hundreds of millions per day, and how MicroStrategy trades relative to its BTC per‑share value — key signals for when this market might shift from reflex bounces to genuine accumulation.

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Disclaimer

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