Open
$117,342
Close
$117,381
Return
+0.03%
Net Flow
-403 BTC
Volume
6,394 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.88

Summary

On Saturday, August 16, 2025, Bitcoin traded flat to $117,381. Net flow: -403 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for August 16, 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

40 bars of outsized trades (peak 8.3σ) appeared between 01:08–23:55 UTC, with whale flow netting 4 BTC of buying.

The 0.64% intraday range was minimal. Neither side could generate momentum, creating a coiled market.

Cumulative flow vs return for August 16, 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

All three sessions posted small moves: Asia +0.22%, Europe +0.02%, US -0.21% — a balanced day with no clear regional driver.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.22% 18 BTC 4%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.02% -175 BTC 40%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.21% -246 BTC 56%
Buy vs sell volume for August 16, 2025

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 compression flow-streak

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