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Seeking Alpha 2022-05-09 13:25:15

Bitcoin Strategy ETFs fall to an all-time record low as crypto plunges

Bitcoin Strategy ETFs continue their southbound momentum early Monday, touching record lows in premarket trading with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) sinking 5% to start the week. ETFs like the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:BITO), Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:BTF), and the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BATS:XBTF) each recorded record lows on Monday as Bitcoin now trades under 34K, lower than 50% from it all time trading high. The cryptocurrency reached a high just below 69K back in Nov. of 2021. With markets still in a risk-off mode, BITO, the largest of the Bitcoin strategy ETFs, has plunged 8.8%, touching 20.45 a share. Moreover, BTF is down 8.7%, trading at 12.67 a share and XBTF has come down 7.4% to 32.49 a share. All three funds offer the investment community exposure to Bitcoin through futures contracts as a spot fund that directly holds Bitcoin is not yet deemed legal in the U.S. by regulators. Year-to-date BITO finds itself -24.7%,

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