I don't expect an approval this month. The SEC has a very clear position regarding Bitcoin (not a security) and other altcoins (securities, subject to the SEC's regulations). As long as Gensler is the head of the SEC, I don't think this position will change. They're facing some pressure, but they can deal with it by pretending to take Bitcoin ETFs seriously, by asking for more documents and buying more time. Maybe they'll make Gensler resign or something, and in that case, things can change very quickly. If an ETF gets approved, I'll see it as a big win and something somewhat surprising. Especially if it happens so fast, just this month.
That's definitely a possible outcome. Gensler could reject them and just make new excuses saying at least they actually took the applications seriously this time instead of just completely rejecting them out of hand without a thought.
I think it comes down to how much pressure is on Gensler. If Gensler feels like he can get away with rejecting them he will because as head of the SEC he has always made it abundantly clear he wants to see Bitcoin and crypto rejected from American society. BUT, if he feels like he is going to be under major political heat and the SEC is going to be under major heat from the courts by rejecting them then that's the chance that we have for an approval.
Impossible to say which way it'll go because we don't know how much pressure Gensler is actually feeling. It may be that he feels some pressure but won't give in now, but after another round of rejections the pressure on him will get a lot more intense and force his hand later this year or early next year. Cuz I think if the SEC rejects them then Gensler is definitely going to be dragged in front of Congress in the near future to get hardcore grilled about why he is continuing to arbitrarily standing in the way of a Bitcoin ETF out of his own personal bias. Or it could be he has already been feeling significant pressure since last Spring and he is planning to allow the ETFs to go through so that he doesn't get his butt kicked by Congress again, which is why we're seeing the SEC actually engage seriously with these applications and the respective parties involved.