The market is acting up again!

IBIT, the much-hyped Bitcoin ETF, has been drained by institutions for five consecutive weeks—cumulatively pulling out 27 billion in funds, with $113 million exiting just on Thursday.

This isn’t some technical adjustment. When IBIT was first launched early last year, analysts hailed it as a “retail investor’s gospel,” but now it’s become Wall Street’s ATM for cashing out. When your crypto-trading friends start researching ETFs, the smart money is already looking for the exit.

The signal is clear: new capital isn’t willing to enter, and old players are scrambling to get out. The market temperature has dropped from boiling hot straight to an ice cellar.

But think calmly—ETFs are, after all, just capital tools, not some totem of faith. When prices rise, they serve as bait to attract retail investors; when prices fall, they become a convenient exit channel. That’s their true role.

However, there’s a golden rule in the market: panic often breeds opportunity.

The real purpose of institutional sell-offs is to force retail investors to sell at rock-bottom prices, so they can quietly scoop up those chips. The bull market isn’t dead; it’s just going through a “deleveraging pain period.” Bitcoin’s underlying logic remains intact—the only thing changing is the pace and method of capital extraction.

History always repeats: markets are born in despair and end in euphoria. When others are fearful, you prepare your ammunition; when others are greedy, you set your take-profit targets.

Which side are you on in this round of shakeout?