Open
$88,839
Close
$89,995
Return
+1.30%
Net Flow
+462 BTC
Volume
17,397 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.05

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $89,995 on January 02, 2026 after ticked up 1.30%. Aggressor-side flow netted +462 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for January 02, 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

Large-player activity detected: 28 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 11.6σ) between 00:20–23:36 UTC. Whale flow netted 132 BTC of selling.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-143 BTC), then buyers took over (+604 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Cumulative flow vs return for January 02, 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

The US session drove 69% of the day's directional flow, with 704 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.02%, Europe +0.55%, US +0.72%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.02% 38 BTC 4%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.55% -281 BTC 27%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.72% 704 BTC 69%
Buy vs sell volume for January 02, 2026

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

Regime Context

Market conditions were chop — and this day didn't deviate. A +1.30% return against a regime average of +0.10%.

Patterns: chop whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated

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