Open
$43,702
Close
$42,992
Return
-1.63%
Net Flow
-1,462 BTC
Volume
25,144 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.89

Summary

December 24, 2023: Bitcoin gave back 1.63%. The 1,462 BTC of net selling flow at $42,992 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for December 24, 2023

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. 26 bars of outsized trades (6.0σ peak) from 00:12–23:26 UTC, adding 191 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

Day 8 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.84). 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 24, 2023

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

Breaking it down by session: Asia -0.12%, Europe +0.24%, US -1.75%. US stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.12% -430 BTC 29%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.24% -198 BTC 14%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.75% -834 BTC 57%
Buy vs sell volume for December 24, 2023

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 bull — and this day didn't deviate. A -1.63% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-streak

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