BTC Flow Analysis — December 21, 2024 CHOP
Saturday · Minute-level BTC order flow from Binance · 3,717,638 trades
Summary
Bitcoin gave back 0.52% on Saturday, December 21, 2024, closing at $97,292 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 30 BTC of net pressure.
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: 20 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.8σ) between 03:37–23:25 UTC. Whale flow netted 267 BTC of buying.
Flow reversed midday. The first 12 hours belonged to buyers (+23 BTC), but sellers erased that and then some (-53 BTC) in the back half.
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
Session returns: Asia +1.26%, Europe -1.71%, US -0.05%. Europe led the move.
| Session | Hours (UTC) | Return | Net Flow | Flow Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00:00 - 08:00 | 1.26% | 304 BTC | 31% |
| Europe | 08:00 - 14:00 | -1.71% | -512 BTC | 51% |
| US | 14:00 - 00:00 | -0.05% | 179 BTC | 18% |
Per-minute volume split by aggressor side. Green = actively bought at the asking price. Red = actively sold at the bid price.
Regime Context
The market was 3 day(s) into a new chop regime, having transitioned from bull. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.
The selling streak extended to 6 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.
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