Open
$89,600
Close
$89,225
Return
-0.42%
Net Flow
-555 BTC
Volume
4,227 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.77

Summary

On Saturday, January 24, 2026, Bitcoin gave back 0.42% to $89,225. Net flow: -555 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for January 24, 2026

BTC price (blue) and trading volume (cyan bars) per minute. Session shading: Asia (gold 00-08 UTC), Europe (green 08-14), US (red 14-00).

Flow Analysis

The big players were active all day. 24 bars of outsized trades (41.5σ peak) from 00:10–23:35 UTC, adding 195 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.84). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.

Cumulative flow vs return for January 24, 2026

Cumulative buying pressure (purple, left axis) vs cumulative price return (yellow, right axis). When these diverge, flow and price are telling different stories.

Session Breakdown

Session returns were muted across the board: Asia +0.02%, Europe -0.28%, US -0.16%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.02% -205 BTC 37%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.28% -186 BTC 34%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.16% -164 BTC 30%
Buy vs sell volume for January 24, 2026

Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.

Regime Context

The bull regime was running out of road — 3 day(s) before the market shifted to chop. The transition was already underway in hindsight.

Patterns: bull whale-activity regime-end

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