Fidelity Clients Keep Buying Bitcoin As Nine-Day Streak Continues

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Fidelity’s clients have bought Bitcoin every single trading day for nine straight sessions.

That kind of consistency stands out in a market that spent most of 2026 bleeding through ETF outflows.

The Nine Days In Numbers

Fidelity’s FBTC clients net-bought $413.1 million in Bitcoin across those nine days, with the most recent session on August 26 adding $15.29 million, per Farside Investors data.

How Bad Things Were Before This Run

The contrast with the first half of 2026 is striking. Techgaged reported in June that Bitcoin ETFs just had their darkest week yet, with spot funds recording $1.72 billion in weekly outflows, their worst performance since launch.

The entire first half of 2026 produced $5.4 billion in net outflows. June alone generated $4.5 billion in outflows, the worst single month on record.

Against that backdrop, a nine-day buying streak that included sessions as large as $111.9 million on August 18 and $104.6 million on August 25 looks like a genuine reversal rather than a brief pause.

FBTC Isn’t The Only One Moving

Fidelity’s ETF inflow streak sits inside a broader recovery. U.S. Bitcoin ETFs collectively drew $2.72 billion in August, already surpassing April’s full-month high of roughly $1.97 billion.

Weekly ETF demand hit 26,762 BTC, roughly 8.5 times new miner issuance.

Techgaged covered the broader ETF landscape earlier this year when Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF listing on the NYSE added another major institution to a category that now attracts competition from most of Wall Street’s largest asset managers.

Bitcoin Pushes Toward $80,000

BTC trades at $79,598.93 as of the latest CoinGecko reading on August 27, 2026 (11:00 UTC), up 25.5% over the past 30 days.

Fidelity Clients Keep Buying Bitcoin As Nine-Day Streak Continues — *BTCUSD Monthly Chart. Source: CoinGecko.*

Price held flat near $63,000 to $65,000 through most of July and early August before breaking almost vertically on August 19, climbing from $65,000 to above $80,000 in under a week.

The chart now shows price consolidating just below the $80,000 level.

Watch whether FBTC’s daily inflow data on Farside stays positive through the first week of September.

A break in the streak during the run-up to the September 18 IBIT options expiry would signal the buying pressure is tied to the current macro catalyst rather than a sustained structural re-entry.

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This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice. The views expressed are based on publicly available data, market observations, and the author’s interpretation at the time of writing. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile and unpredictable, and past performance or current technical setups do not guarantee future results. Readers should conduct their own research and consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. TechGaged does not accept liability for any losses incurred based on the information presented.

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