AVAX Resists Sell-Off as Bitcoin Approaches $80K
Avalanche (AVAX)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
coinlive.me reports that Bitcoin is sliding toward the $80,000 level amid a broad crypto market correction. Avalanche’s AVAX is standing out by holding relatively firm against the sell-off while other assets face pressure. Round-number levels carry disproportionate weight, and a sustained break below $80,000 would mark a meaningful shift in near-term structure.
The current slide unfolds within a wider correction that pulls most major digital assets lower and compresses risk appetite. When Bitcoin dropped to $75,000 following a regulatory setback earlier this year, the move illustrated how quickly sentiment can shift. Divergence between individual assets and the broader market is a recurring feature of crypto corrections.
Tokens with active ecosystems or concentrated holder bases can temporarily resist the tide. Relative outperformance during a sell-off does not automatically signal a durable change in correlation. Most assets that diverge during early-stage corrections tend to reconnect with the market if selling pressure deepens.
For AVAX’s relative strength to be meaningful beyond the short term, it would need to hold as Bitcoin tests the $80,000 area. A recovery in Bitcoin would clarify whether AVAX’s divergence reflects genuine demand or simply delayed selling. Traders should watch the $80,000 level as the immediate line of interest for any stabilization narrative.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for AVAX, measured when this story was written up on 20 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
AVAX is trading at $10.09 with a spot volume of $85,017,237 over the last 24 hours. The buy ratio is 49.5% in the last hour, 44.5% over four hours, and 48.6% over 24 hours. This indicates that buying pressure is slightly stronger in the immediate short term compared to the four-hour window, though it remains below parity. The volume delta shows net selling pressure, with -$92,970 in the last hour and -$1,797,229 over four hours. Over 24 hours, the volume delta is -$2,371,995, and the cumulative volume delta closed at -$4,484,251. This means that sell orders have outweighed buy orders in terms of volume executed, despite the buy ratio hovering near half.
The latest daily buy ratio of 48.6% sits at the 40th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 49.2% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for AVAX, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 47.1%, making the current 24-hour ratio of 48.6% slightly higher by 1.4 points. The 24-hour volume of $85,017,237 is 4.25 times the average daily volume, indicating an unusual surge in activity. While the coin saw a 36.4% price increase over eight days, the total volume delta for that period was -$8,850,233. Only one day out of seven recorded net buying, suggesting that the recent price rise occurred despite dominant selling pressure. This contrasts with the current hour’s slightly higher buy ratio, though the 24-hour delta confirms that sellers have been in control for the majority of the period.