Open
$119,178
Close
$117,925
Return
-1.05%
Net Flow
-2,022 BTC
Volume
19,925 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.82

Summary

July 18, 2025: Bitcoin gave back 1.05%. The 2,022 BTC of net selling flow at $117,925 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for July 18, 2025

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. 25 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 9.7σ), spread across 00:18–23:59 UTC. The 104 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

Day 4 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.94). 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 July 18, 2025

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

Breaking it down by session: Asia +0.14%, Europe -0.47%, US -0.71%. US stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.14% -641 BTC 32%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.47% -419 BTC 21%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.71% -962 BTC 48%
Buy vs sell volume for July 18, 2025

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 bull — and this day didn't deviate. A -1.05% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-streak

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