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Title: The ETF Flow Switch: How To Trade Green-to-Red (and Back) Without Guessing
Everyone watches price. The pros watch flows—because flows often flip before price does. When spot ETF net flows switch from green to red, or red to green, it changes liquidity, risk appetite, and how far moves can travel. Here’s a step‑by‑step playbook to trade those regime flips with structure, not hope.
Why ETF flows matter
They are steady, rules‑driven demand/supply that persists for days, not minutes.
A green streak with spot‑led buying fuels clean trend legs; a red streak starves rallies and rewards fade setups.
Flow flips often lead price by a session or two—perfect for swing positioning.
The signal set (keep it simple)
Primary: Daily net flows streak (3+ consecutive green = risk‑on bias, 3+ red = risk‑off bias).
Confirmation: Price acceptance relative to last week’s high/low (WLH/WLL).
Guardrails: Funding and open interest—healthy when funding is near neutral while OI grinds up.
The playbook
A) Flip to green after a red streak
What it means: Fresh spot demand re‑enters; squeezes extend farther.
Action plan:
Focus on leaders already above WLH; ignore laggards under resistance.
Entry triggers: Close → Retest → Hold of WLH on 4h/daily, or first pullback to VWAP that holds.
Risk: ≤0.5% per name, ≤1% per day portfolio.
Adds: One add after a new higher‑low forms above the reclaimed level.
Exits: Trim 25–30% into prior supply; trail remainder under 4h higher‑lows or 10–20 day low for swings.
What to avoid: Buying vertical candles after the first green flow—wait for the retest.
B) Flip to red after a green streak
What it means: Spot demand pauses; rallies fade faster; levels fail more often.
Action plan:
Rotate risk to BTC/ETH; cut speculative alts unless they still hold WLH with real volume.
Short or hedge only on structure: Loss of WLH → Retest → Fail; or VWAP failure with lower‑high.
Risk: Start at half‑size; bear legs can be choppy. Use structure stops above the failed level.
Take profits quicker: Mid‑range and prior demand; leave a runner only if breadth also deteriorates.
What to avoid: Fighting strong leaders that hold acceptance; pick the weak, not the famous.
Breadth filter (don’t skip this)
Rally quality: 3+ mid‑caps reclaim WLH alongside leaders = strong. If only one name runs, it’s not a regime—trade smaller.
If ETH/BTC trends up, alt exposure has tailwind; if it trends down, keep the book BTC/ETH‑heavy.
Intraday execution template
Mark today’s open, VWAP, prior day high/low, and the WLH/WLL.
Longs in green‑flow regime: Only above VWAP and above reclaimed level. If price slips below VWAP, stop adding.
Shorts in red‑flow regime: Only below VWAP and below failed level. If price reclaims, exit to core.
Risk rules that protect the week
Hard stop: Two invalidations in a day → pause.
No widening stops; reduce size if structure stop is wide.
Correlation check: If BTC/ETH invalidate higher‑timeframe levels, de‑risk alts immediately.
Copy/paste checklist
Flows: 3+ green or 3+ red? __
Breadth: 3+ mid‑caps above WLH? Y/N
Index bias: BTC/ETH above WLH and above VWAP? Y/N
Setup: Break‑and‑Hold or Retest‑Fail
Entry __ | Stop __ | TP1 __ | Trail rule __
Add trigger (new HL/LH above/below level) __
Abort if: Back inside level or funding spike vs price __
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ETF flow headlines can flip intraday—green in the morning, red by close. Chasing every update wrecks discipline. Here’s a simple framework to convert noisy flow prints into clean trades you can repeat all week.
Understand the sequence
Flow → Liquidity → Price: Sustained net inflows tighten spreads and deepen books first; price expansion follows after a base forms.
One print ≠ trend: A single red day after multiple green sessions usually signals digestion, not reversal. Two consecutive red prints with falling ETH/BTC is the caution signal.
The “3‑Switch” dashboard
Check these three once per session (not every minute):
ETH ETF net flow direction: green/flat/red and magnitude relative to prior 5‑day average.
ETH/BTC structure: higher‑lows and a 4h close above prior swing high = rotation on; lower‑highs with volume = rotation off.
BTC dominance: steady drift down while BTC holds a base favors alts; dominance spikes warn to cut beta.
Positioning by scenario
A) Green flows + ETH/BTC up + BTC.D down
Action: Add risk methodically.
Structure: 60–70% ETH core, 20–30% in 1–2 liquid leaders (SOL/L2 token), 10% tactical in a narrative leader.
Entries: Reclaim‑and‑hold above prior weekly high; add on retest.
B) Green flows + ETH/BTC flat + BTC.D flat
Action: Accumulate only core positions; wait for ETH/BTC breakout to expand.
Structure: 50–60% ETH; small probes in leaders showing relative strength.
C) Red flows + ETH/BTC up + BTC.D down
Action: Respect price leadership—maintain positions but stop adding size.
Risk: Tighten trailing stops to last 4h higher‑low; trim into resistance.
D) Red flows + ETH/BTC down + BTC.D up
Action: De‑risk. Exit tactical beta first, then reduce large caps to core.
Wait for two green flow prints or ETH/BTC higher‑low reclaim before re‑adding.
Entries and exits that survive whipsaws
Entry trigger: 1h/4h reclaim of prior weekly high with rising volume. No reclaim, no trade.
Add trigger: Successful retest that wicks into the level and closes back above.
Invalidation: Last 4h higher‑low in volume break. Exit—don’t average lower.
Profit map: Trim 25–30% at first resistance; trail the remainder under the latest 4h higher‑low.
L2 confirmation for conviction
Rising daily active addresses, DEX volumes, and stablecoin balances on Base/Arbitrum/Optimism for 2–3 sessions.
New app launches or incentives. Combine with ETH inflows for high‑odds continuation.
Practical alert set (copy/paste)
ETH price: Alert A at prior weekly high; Alert B at +1% for add.
ETH/BTC: Alert on 4h close above last swing high; second alert on retest hold.
BTC dominance: Alert on 1h trendline breakdown to signal alt add‑ons only if flows are green/flat.
Mindset rules
Trade the sequence, not the headline. Two green prints beat one.
One clean setup > five noisy ones. Keep positions to 3–5 tickers max.
Review once per session. Over‑monitoring flows leads to over‑trading.
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