Open
$43,669
Close
$43,862
Return
+0.44%
Net Flow
-507 BTC
Volume
34,624 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.97

Summary

On Thursday, December 21, 2023, Bitcoin edged higher (+0.44%) to $43,862. Net flow: -507 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for December 21, 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

16 bars of outsized trades (peak 9.2σ) appeared between 00:28–23:55 UTC, with whale flow netting 201 BTC of buying.

Cumulative flow vs return for December 21, 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

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+104 BTC), sellers dominated late (-611 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia +0.22%, Europe +0.88%, US -0.65% — with Europe doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.22% -228 BTC 19%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.88% 346 BTC 29%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.65% -624 BTC 52%
Buy vs sell volume for December 21, 2023

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 5 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal flow-streak

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