Open
$66,272
Close
$68,854
Return
+3.90%
Net Flow
+606 BTC
Volume
20,245 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.06

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $68,854 on February 13, 2026 after pushed 3.9% higher. Aggressor-side flow netted +606 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for February 13, 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

Sustained large-player buying throughout the day. 36 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 11.6σ), spread across 00:22–23:59 UTC. The 21 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-80 BTC), then buyers took over (+686 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.85). 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 February 13, 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

The US session drove 65% of the day's directional flow, with 707 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.10%, Europe +1.61%, US +2.35%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.10% -244 BTC 22%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 1.61% 143 BTC 13%
US 14:00 - 00:00 2.35% 707 BTC 65%
Buy vs sell volume for February 13, 2026

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 bear regime. The +3.90% return tracked the regime average of -0.27%.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated

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