BTC Flow Analysis — January 20, 2026 BULL
Tuesday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 6,064,031 trades
Summary
Bitcoin closed at $88,428 on January 20, 2026 after sold off 4.5%. Aggressor-side flow netted -2,749 BTC, favoring sellers.
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. 43 bars of outsized trades (9.3σ peak) from 00:13–23:32 UTC, adding 1,705 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.
This was day 6 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.
Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.97). Aggressor-side selling translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.
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 67% of the day's directional flow, with 1,843 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.
The US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -1.57%, Europe -0.24%, US -2.78%.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -1.57% | -785 BTC | 29% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.24% | -120 BTC | 4% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -2.78% | -1843 BTC | 67% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Net flow of -2,749 BTC was elevated at -1.6σ vs the bull-regime average of -386 BTC.
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