Open
$87,225
Close
$87,370
Return
+0.17%
Net Flow
-651 BTC
Volume
18,345 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.93

Summary

On Friday, December 26, 2025, Bitcoin finished near unchanged (+0.17%) to $87,370. Net flow: -651 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for December 26, 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

Large-player activity detected: 41 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 9.3σ) between 00:21–23:36 UTC. Whale flow netted 113 BTC of buying.

This was day 7 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.89). 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 December 26, 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

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+605 BTC), sellers dominated late (-1,256 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia +1.43%, Europe +0.59%, US -1.82% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.43% 722 BTC 34%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.59% -191 BTC 9%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.82% -1182 BTC 56%
Buy vs sell volume for December 26, 2025

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

Regime Context

This day sat within a chop regime. The +0.17% return tracked the regime average of +0.10%.

Patterns: chop whale-activity flow-reversal flow-streak

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