Open
$67,083
Close
$66,272
Return
-1.21%
Net Flow
-68 BTC
Volume
24,272 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.99

Summary

On Thursday, February 12, 2026, Bitcoin drifted lower (-1.21%) to $66,272. Net flow: -68 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for February 12, 2026

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. 40 bars of outsized trades (15.3σ peak) from 00:27–23:49 UTC, adding 253 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

Net selling for 4 straight days. Whether it's institutional positioning or sentiment-driven, the directional bias was persistent.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 12, 2026

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 (+414 BTC), sellers dominated late (-483 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia +0.20%, Europe +1.72%, US -3.08% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.20% 148 BTC 11%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 1.72% 479 BTC 36%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -3.08% -695 BTC 53%
Buy vs sell volume for February 12, 2026

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

Regime Context

Market conditions were bear — and this day didn't deviate. A -1.21% return against a regime average of -0.27%.

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

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