Open
$43,022
Close
$41,940
Return
-2.51%
Net Flow
-780 BTC
Volume
33,422 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.95

Summary

December 15, 2023: Bitcoin fell 2.5%. The 780 BTC of net selling flow at $41,940 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for December 15, 2023

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

24 bars of outsized trades (peak 9.6σ) appeared between 00:49–23:34 UTC, with whale flow netting 39 BTC of buying.

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

Cumulative flow vs return for December 15, 2023

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

Most of the action happened during Asia hours, which accounted for 61% of the day's net flow (829 BTC selling). The rest of the day was a footnote.

Breaking it down by session: Asia -0.75%, Europe -0.96%, US -0.82%. Europe stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.75% -829 BTC 61%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.96% -235 BTC 17%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.82% 285 BTC 21%
Buy vs sell volume for December 15, 2023

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

Regime Context

This day sat within a bull regime. The -2.51% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

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

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