Open
$50,839
Close
$50,820
Return
-0.04%
Net Flow
-1,468 BTC
Volume
31,685 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.91

Summary

On Friday, December 24, 2021, Bitcoin went nowhere to $50,820. Net flow: -1,468 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for December 24, 2021

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 selling throughout the day. 11 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 9.3σ), spread across 00:36–18:24 UTC. The 695 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

This was day 3 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Cumulative flow vs return for December 24, 2021

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

All three sessions posted small moves: Asia +0.31%, Europe +0.09%, US -0.43% — a balanced day with no clear regional driver.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.31% -718 BTC 49%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.09% -387 BTC 26%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.43% -363 BTC 25%
Buy vs sell volume for December 24, 2021

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

Regime Context

In retrospect, the bear regime was ending. CHOP conditions were 1 day(s) away.

Patterns: bear whale-activity regime-end flow-streak

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