Open
$16,832
Close
$16,919
Return
+0.52%
Net Flow
-1,082 BTC
Volume
124,564 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

On Monday, December 26, 2022, Bitcoin edged higher (+0.52%) to $16,919. Net flow: -1,082 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for December 26, 2022

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. 24 bars of outsized trades (7.9σ peak) from 01:05–23:46 UTC, adding 220 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

Cumulative flow vs return for December 26, 2022

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

Strip out Asia and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 61% of the net flow (662 BTC selling).

All three sessions posted small moves: Asia +0.07%, Europe -0.03%, US +0.48% — a balanced day with no clear regional driver.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.07% -662 BTC 61%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.03% -209 BTC 19%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.48% -212 BTC 20%
Buy vs sell volume for December 26, 2022

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

Regime Context

The selling streak extended to 3 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.

Patterns: chop whale-activity asia-dominated flow-streak

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