Open
$99,430
Close
$95,792
Return
-3.66%
Net Flow
-1,049 BTC
Volume
21,192 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.91

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $95,792 on December 26, 2024 after lost 3.7%. Aggressor-side flow netted -1,049 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for December 26, 2024

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. 33 bars of outsized trades (9.5σ peak) from 01:14–23:58 UTC, adding 338 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.99). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.

Cumulative flow vs return for December 26, 2024

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

The Europe session drove 72% of the day's directional flow, with 778 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The Europe session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -1.72%, Europe -2.06%, US +0.09%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -1.72% -288 BTC 27%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -2.06% -778 BTC 72%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.09% 17 BTC 2%
Buy vs sell volume for December 26, 2024

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

Regime Context

Market conditions were chop — and this day didn't deviate. A -3.66% return against a regime average of +0.10%.

Patterns: chop whale-activity europe-dominated

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