Open
$88,172
Close
$86,432
Return
-1.97%
Net Flow
-594 BTC
Volume
19,779 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.94

Summary

Bitcoin drifted lower (-1.97%) on Monday, December 15, 2025, closing at $86,432 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 594 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for December 15, 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

The big players were active all day. 45 bars of outsized trades (7.9σ peak) from 00:40–23:57 UTC, adding 205 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

This was day 12 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Flow and price moved in lockstep (correlation: 0.90). Aggressor-side selling translated directly into price movement with minimal resistance.

Cumulative flow vs return for December 15, 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

US traders set the tone. 71% of directional flow — 478 BTC of selling — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia +1.79%, Europe -0.36%, US -3.35%. US led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.79% -156 BTC 23%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.36% 40 BTC 6%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -3.35% -478 BTC 71%
Buy vs sell volume for December 15, 2025

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

Regime Context

In retrospect, the bear regime was ending. CHOP conditions were 3 day(s) away.

Patterns: bear whale-activity us-dominated regime-end flow-streak

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