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Just looking back at the bitcoin price action from January 6, 2026 - man, that was rough. Watched the whole crypto market take a pretty hard hit that day when U.S. trading opened. Bitcoin and most alts just kept bleeding down through the session. You could feel the shift in momentum, like everyone was just waiting for the next leg down. Seems like whenever we get that kind of coordinated U.S. market pressure, the whole sector follows. January 6 bitcoin price movements really showed how tied we still are to traditional market sentiment. Not sure if we've fully decoupled yet, honestly. Anyway, that day was a good reminder to keep stops tight when the broader market's in a mood like that.