Crypto Volume Surges 160% Amidst Weak Market Backdrop

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Macro Summary

Total market volume reached $248.77B for the session, trading generally in line with its 30-day average at 98%. Broad activity remained balanced, with outsized volume appearing strictly within specific thematic and non-traditional segments. Digital Assets stood out as the most active asset class, trading at 160% of its normal ADV, led notably by significant volume in Bitcoin ETFs. Conversely, Commodity and Alternative volumes remained muted.

Asset Class Volume 30D Avg. % of 30D Avg.
Equity $159.27B $164.28B 97%
Fixed Income $21.96B $28.31B 78%
Commodity $4.45B $7.56B 59%
Digital Asset $6.41B $4.02B 160%
Currency $102.32M $114.29M 90%
Alternative $936.35M $1.06B 89%
Non-Traditional $55.43B $48.76B 114%
Multi-Asset $221.68M $247.51M 90%

Equity

Equity ETFs recorded $159.27B in total volume, tracking near average at 97% of ADV. Activity spiked noticeably within Thematic ETFs, particularly in Health Innovation (320% ADV) and Disruptive Tech (170% ADV). Financials also saw elevated trading, pushing the sector to 146% of its typical volume.

High-Volume Categories

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Equity: Thematic – Health Innovation 320% $260.29M +2.99%
Equity: Thematic – Disruptive Tech 170% $4.52B -0.84%
Equity: Sector – Financials 146% $4.55B +2.28%
Equity: Specialty – Long | Short 134% $253.66M +0.12%
Equity: Thematic – Industrial Revolution 133% $887.68M +0.52%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
FELC Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Core ETF 534% $156.06M +0.28%
FFLG Fidelity Fundamental Large Cap Growth ETF 405% $11.77M +0.49%
CAOS Alpha Architect Tail Risk ETF 397% $15.02M -0.04%
PTL Inspire 500 ETF 367% $29.69M -1.46%
IAI iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF 363% $67.76M +2.79%
ARKG ARK Genomic Revolution ETF 347% $251.57M +7.36%
TDI Touchstone Dynamic International ETF 338% $11.67M -0.31%
RSPT Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF 334% $67.86M -1.31%
CSRE Cohen & Steers Real Estate Active ETF 325% $10.55M +1.65%
EFIV State Street SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF 321% $8.20M +0.96%

Fixed Income

Fixed Income volume closed at $21.96B, representing a sluggish 78% of its 30-day average. Short-term taxable bonds drove isolated activity, pushing the Taxable – Short-Term category to 143% of its ADV amidst an otherwise quiet session for debt markets.

High-Volume Categories

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Fixed Income: Taxable – Short-Term 143% $1.35B +0.04%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
SPSK SP Funds Dow Jones Global Sukuk ETF 504% $26.04M +0.11%
LQDH iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF 284% $7.31M -2.43%
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 262% $8.22M +0.11%
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 253% $426.39M +0.06%
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corp Bond ETF 249% $15.94M +0.02%
KORP American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF 248% $8.79M -0.25%
MYCH State Street My2028 Corporate Bond ETF 236% $15.83M +0.12%
PCY Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF 225% $14.25M +0.21%
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF 216% $686.12M -0.02%
IBTG iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF 200% $15.91M +0.04%

Commodity

Commodities experienced a subdued session, with total volume at $4.45B, representing only 59% of the 30-day average. Broad weakness across energy and agricultural funds kept overall trading light, though select multi-sector strategies saw minor upticks.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
CMDY iShares Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Strategy ETF 208% $9.25M -1.01%

Digital Asset

Digital Assets saw the strongest relative volume of the day, logging $6.41B and tracking at 160% of its normal ADV. The action was heavily concentrated in Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin funds, which commanded $5.72B in volume despite broad price declines across the segment.

High-Volume Categories

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin 168% $5.72B -2.33%
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Altcoin 135% $100.25M -3.29%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
BTC Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF 207% $110.40M -2.96%
BRRR Coinshares Bitcoin ETF 192% $7.70M -2.85%
BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF 185% $2.33B -2.97%
MSBT Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust ETF 179% $16.93M -3.15%
BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust 175% $100.17M -3.07%
FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund 169% $375.64M -3.03%
BTCO Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF 168% $10.64M -2.85%
EZBC Franklin Bitcoin ETF 167% $12.95M -2.82%
XRPZ Franklin XRP ETF 167% $5.87M -2.83%
HODL VanEck Bitcoin ETF 157% $32.99M -2.82%

Currency

Currency ETFs traded at 90% of their 30-day average volume, totaling $102.32M for the session. The asset class saw limited overall movement, though FXE (Euro) recorded an isolated surge in activity.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
FXE Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust 331% $58.80M +0.18%

Alternative

Alternative strategies posted a muted session, gathering $936.35M in total volume to finish at 89% of ADV. Action remained quiet across both absolute return and volatility-based funds, with no significant volume outliers noted.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

Non-Traditional

Non-Traditional ETFs were active, tallying $55.43B in volume at 114% of their typical ADV. Leverage and Inverse products dominated the tape, heavily skewed by outsized volume in Single Stock and Crypto-linked instruments.

High-Volume Categories

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Crypto 172% $848.52M -3.47%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
MVLL GraniteShares 2x Long MRVL Daily ETF 1257% $1.35B +6.46%
MUU Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X ETF 250% $3.56B -16.24%
BALT Innovator Defined Wealth Shield ETF 206% $25.09M +0.10%
PJUN Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF – June 205% $14.46M +0.22%
MULL GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF 190% $341.16M -16.41%
AAOX Tradr 2X Long AAOI Daily ETF 183% $449.37M +15.89%
FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X ETF 176% $138.53M +7.61%
GGLL Direxion Daily GOOGL Bull 2X ETF 171% $306.68M +6.67%
DLLL GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF 168% $74.65M -1.38%
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF 167% $10.67M -0.37%

Multi-Asset

Multi-Asset volume settled at $221.68M, marking 90% of its normal activity. Action was somewhat concentrated in Specialty strategies, particularly Multi-Asset Income and Real Assets, while broad Target Risk flows remained quiet.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
INCM Franklin Income Focus ETF Income Focus ETF 218% $22.00M +0.58%
RAAX VanEck Real Assets ETF 207% $19.30M -0.34%
RLY State Street Multi-Asset Real Return ETF 182% $13.67M -0.23%

Disclaimer: This AI-assisted commentary is for informational purposes only. The “High-Volume Categories” table includes categories with over $100M in volume and activity at least 125% of their 30-day average, limited to the top 5 by activity percentage. The “High-Activity Ticker Outliers” table shows the top 10 ETFs from each asset class, sorted by the highest trading activity versus their 30-day average. All reported ETFs have AUM over $250M and an ADV greater than $2.5M.

Disclosures: This material is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. All investments, including ETFs, involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Investors should consider their investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing.

This analysis was developed by the team at ETF Action. We leverage advanced AI tools to assist in the drafting and refinement of our content, based on our expert prompts, direction, and final review.