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LINK ETFs: Two-Day Inflow Streak Totals $640K as Spot Presses $8 Ceiling

SoSoValue data shows $565,680 Thursday and $74,260 prior-day inflows into spot LINK ETFs as price holds above $7.90 near resistance.

Aisha Rahman · ·upd ·2 min read
LINK ETFs: Two-Day Inflow Streak Totals $640K as Spot Presses $8 Ceiling

Spot LINK exchange-traded funds have logged two consecutive sessions of net inflows, according to SoSoValue data — $565,680 on Thursday following $74,260 the day before, a combined ~$640,000 over two days. The flows arrive as Chainlink trades above $7.90, sitting just below the $8 level that has capped multiple upside attempts in recent sessions.

Flow size small, direction notable

At under $600,000 combined, the inflow figures are not large in absolute terms. What stands out is the consistency: two straight days of net buying into spot LINK products, a pattern that hasn’t held for weeks according to the available flow data.

LINK’s price has been confined to a $7.60-$8.00 range in recent sessions. In that kind of tight band, even modest ETF demand can tilt the marginal order-flow balance — a dynamic amplified by typically thinner Friday liquidity.

$8 remains the level to watch

The near-term technical setup hinges on whether LINK can clear and hold above $8. A confirmed break opens the path toward the next resistance band; a rejection would likely push price back into a retest of the $7.60-$7.90 zone that has formed the recent base.

Sustained inflows across subsequent sessions would support the read that institutional allocators — not just retail flow — are driving the current attempt at $8. A snap back to net outflows would instead point to the two-day buying as a tactical position rather than the start of a durable accumulation phase.

Integration flow adds to the utility case

Separately, new integrations linked to Mantle and Aave are being pointed to as reinforcing Chainlink’s cross-chain and oracle infrastructure footprint. Chainlink’s interoperability and oracle services already underpin a meaningful share of DeFi lending and cross-chain messaging activity, and expanded ties to an established protocol like Aave add another utility layer that may be feeding into current positioning alongside the ETF flow data.

Read more: LINK Defends $7.88 at RSI 68 as XRP, SOL Test Key Support Levels

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