--- title: "Weekly Recap | IBIT.US +3.37%, Bitcoin ETF inflows hit 2026 peak" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/300179148.md" description: "iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) gained 3.37% this week to close at $47.57, outpacing the S&P 500 by roughly 2.16 percentage points after the benchmark rose 1.21%. The week opened strong on Monday at $48.075, with an intraday high of $49.22 before settling at $49.01. Tuesday saw another push to $49.12 that failed to hold, closing at $48.83. Selling picked up on Wednesday, with the price sliding to $47.294 and ending at $47.88. Thursday managed a modest bounce to $47." datetime: "2026-09-26T04:24:11.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/300179148.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300179148.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/300179148.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | IBIT.US +3.37%, Bitcoin ETF inflows hit 2026 peak ## The Week iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) gained 3.37% this week to close at $47.57, outpacing the S&P 500 by roughly 2.16 percentage points after the benchmark rose 1.21%. The week opened strong on Monday at $48.075, with an intraday high of $49.22 before settling at $49.01. Tuesday saw another push to $49.12 that failed to hold, closing at $48.83. Selling picked up on Wednesday, with the price sliding to $47.294 and ending at $47.88. Thursday managed a modest bounce to $47.81, but Friday drifted lower again to $47.57. Weekly amplitude was 4.51%, and trading was heavier than usual — average daily volume of 48.7m shares ran about 24.7% above the recent median. The close remains well above the 20-day average of $45.257 and the 60-day average of $40.083. ## Sector News Crypto sentiment cooled over the course of the week. On Tuesday, reports noted that US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew close to $1bn in inflows on Monday — the largest single-day haul since October 2025 — as Bitcoin touched $87,000. That momentum faded quickly. By Thursday, media reports showed ETF inflows slowing to $347m, with Bitcoin slipping below $84,000 from its earlier high. The macro backdrop added pressure: the 10-year Treasury yield hit a 19-year high, odds of a Fed rate hike climbed to 75%, and a $6bn long-bond buyback was in the works. Sector developments included Coinbase launching fixed-rate USDC loans collateralised by Bitcoin, Visa arguing that bank-grade fraud protection and deposit insurance could unlock US stablecoin adoption, and StarkWare cutting quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction costs to $66. On-chain, 81% of Bitcoin supply had been inactive for six months, and reports pointed to whales adding 113,950 BTC worth about $9.6bn over ten weeks. ## The Week Ahead The coming week brings a cluster of US macro data. Monday (Sep 28) features the Dallas Fed manufacturing business activity index (prior 11.6). Tuesday (Sep 29) is the heavier day: FHFA house prices, the Case Shiller 20-city index, JOLTS job openings (prior 7.271m, consensus 7.24m) and consumer confidence (prior 89.4, consensus 90). These releases will shape how markets price the Fed’s rate path, and given the sensitivity Bitcoin has shown to yields and the dollar, the readings matter for sentiment. The other thread to watch is whether the slowdown in Bitcoin ETF inflows seen late this week extends, and whether Bitcoin can hold above the $84,000 level that became the week’s battleground. ## In Short IBIT’s advance this week tracked Bitcoin’s push higher early on and its subsequent fade, with ETF inflows peaking before cooling and macro headwinds from rising yields and a stronger dollar. The tension is between structural support — tight on-chain supply, whale accumulation and progress on institutional BTCfi infrastructure — and near-term pressure from a higher probability of Fed tightening plus decelerating ETF flows. The key question going forward is whether next week’s macro data reinforces or relieves the upward pressure on rates, and where Bitcoin settles around $84,000. Those two factors will determine whether IBIT keeps outperforming the broad market. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [IBIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBIT.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Binance to resume customer withdrawals in phases from Nov 1 after hack](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303848162.md) - [LIVE MARKETS-Will expensive flights send holiday dollars to the mall?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303261581.md) - [Now Is The Time To Accumulate Bitcoin, Galaxy Says](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303596140.md) - [Binance Hit By Record $6.3 Bln Crypto Hack](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303806473.md) - [Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Could Be 17% Undervalued Following Earnings Guidance And Dividend Raise](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303875611.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**