Open
$36,958
Close
$36,809
Return
-0.40%
Net Flow
+650 BTC
Volume
69,830 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.02

Summary

Bitcoin gave back 0.40% on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, closing at $36,809 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 650 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for January 26, 2022

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

23 bars of outsized trades (peak 11.8σ) appeared between 00:17–22:54 UTC, with whale flow netting 116 BTC of selling.

This was day 4 of consecutive net buying. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Cumulative flow vs return for January 26, 2022

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

Europe traders set the tone. 72% of directional flow — 465 BTC of buying — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia +1.03%, Europe +2.29%, US -3.62%. US led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.03% 65 BTC 10%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 2.29% 465 BTC 72%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -3.62% 120 BTC 18%
Buy vs sell volume for January 26, 2022

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

Regime Context

This day sat within a bear regime. The -0.40% return tracked the regime average of -0.27%.

Patterns: bear whale-activity europe-dominated flow-streak

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