Real Vision founder: Most of the trading volume of Bitcoin ETFs comes from short-term arbitrage operations by hedge funds
ChainCatcher news, former Goldman Sachs executive and founder of macro research firm Real Vision, Raoul Pal, stated on social media: "One day, people will realize that the biggest users of Bitcoin ETFs and most of the trading volume come from hedge funds, which are arbitraging between spot and futures, perpetual contracts. The inflow of funds is mainly not directional, only marginally impactful."
Raoul Pal believes that most of the funds flowing into Bitcoin ETFs are not based on investors betting on the long-term rise and fall of Bitcoin (i.e., directional investment). Instead, this capital primarily comes from hedge funds using ETFs for short-term arbitrage, aiming to profit from price differences rather than relying on the price movement of Bitcoin itself, and most of the activity does not reflect the broader market sentiment towards Bitcoin's price trends.