Open
$91,100
Close
$90,641
Return
-0.50%
Net Flow
+1,435 BTC
Volume
15,590 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.20

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $90,641 on January 09, 2026 after drifted lower (0.50%). Aggressor-side flow netted +1,435 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for January 09, 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

Sustained large-player buying throughout the day. 42 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.5σ), spread across 00:10–23:23 UTC. The 591 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-106 BTC), then buyers took over (+1,541 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Cumulative flow vs return for January 09, 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 73% of the day's directional flow, with 1,289 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

No single session dominated price action: Asia -0.39%, Europe -0.15%, US +0.04%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.39% -162 BTC 9%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.15% 308 BTC 18%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.04% 1289 BTC 73%
Buy vs sell volume for January 09, 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 -0.50% return against a regime average of +0.10%.

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

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