Open
$43,429
Close
$42,564
Return
-1.99%
Net Flow
-305 BTC
Volume
35,151 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $42,564 on December 28, 2023 after drifted lower (1.99%). Aggressor-side flow netted -305 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for December 28, 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

23 bars of outsized trades (peak 7.0σ) appeared between 00:40–23:42 UTC, with whale flow netting 170 BTC of buying.

Cumulative flow vs return for December 28, 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

The Asia session drove 82% of the day's directional flow, with 250 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.87%, Europe -0.60%, US -0.54%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.87% -250 BTC 82%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.60% -19 BTC 6%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.54% -35 BTC 11%
Buy vs sell volume for December 28, 2023

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

Regime Context

In retrospect, the bull regime was ending. CHOP conditions were 2 day(s) away.

Patterns: bull whale-activity asia-dominated regime-end

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