Just noticed Bitcoin is having its strongest week since September 2025, up about 9.5% and trading above $73K now. What's interesting is how it's starting to decouple from tech stocks and the broader market - while software ETFs and gold have been struggling, bit coin keeps climbing.

The institutional money is flowing back in too. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw roughly $1.3 billion in net inflows through March, and that's looking like the first positive month since October. After getting crushed 50% from the all-time high, this kind of capital returning is a pretty solid signal. The Middle East conflict seems to have flipped the narrative - bit coin moved first before other assets even reacted, which is wild if you think about it.

That said, the market's still cautious. Funding rates on perpetual futures are still negative, meaning shorts are paying to hold positions. The fear and greed index hasn't really cooled down either. So yeah, Bitcoin's looking stronger, but I wouldn't say it's smooth sailing just yet. Feels like we're in that phase where it's testing whether it can hold as its own thing rather than just following whatever tech stocks do.