BTC Flow Analysis — December 21, 2025 CHOP
Sunday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 2,030,666 trades
Summary
December 21, 2025: Bitcoin ground out a +0.34% gain. The 232 BTC of net selling flow at $88,659 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.
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. 24 bars of outsized trades (12.4σ peak) from 00:17–21:43 UTC, adding 1 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.
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
A tale of two halves — buyers pushed 136 BTC through the morning, then sellers flipped the script with 368 BTC in the afternoon.
Breaking it down by session: Asia -0.21%, Europe -0.57%, US +1.13%. US stood out.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | -0.21% | 49 BTC | 15% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -0.57% | -155 BTC | 47% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | 1.13% | -126 BTC | 38% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
Day 3 of a fresh chop regime. The market had just flipped from bear, and the new character was still establishing itself.
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