Open
$86,432
Close
$87,863
Return
+1.66%
Net Flow
-324 BTC
Volume
18,456 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.97

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $87,863 on December 16, 2025 after ground out a 1.66% gain. Aggressor-side flow netted -324 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for December 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

Aggressor-side sellers pushed flow negative throughout the day (flow-price correlation: -0.44), yet price finished up +1.66%. Passive buyers on the bid absorbed the selling without showing up in aggressor-side data.

The big players were active all day. 31 bars of outsized trades (9.6σ peak) from 00:51–23:41 UTC, adding 224 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

Day 13 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Cumulative flow vs return for December 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

The US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.48%, Europe +0.49%, US +1.64%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.48% -362 BTC 30%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.49% -403 BTC 33%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.64% 441 BTC 37%
Buy vs sell volume for December 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

In retrospect, the bear regime was ending. CHOP conditions were 2 day(s) away.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-divergence regime-end flow-streak

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