Open
$110,112
Close
$111,763
Return
+1.50%
Net Flow
+1,274 BTC
Volume
18,452 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.15

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $111,763 on August 26, 2025 after ticked up 1.50%. Aggressor-side flow netted +1,274 BTC, favoring buyers.

BTC price and volume for August 26, 2025

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. 52 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 13.8σ), spread across 00:25–23:47 UTC. The 35 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's buying bias.

The day split in half. Sellers controlled the first 12 hours (-160 BTC), then buyers took over (+1,434 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.91). 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 August 26, 2025

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 91% of the day's directional flow, with 1,248 BTC of net buying. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

The US session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.17%, Europe -0.19%, US +1.52%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.17% -48 BTC 4%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.19% 75 BTC 5%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.52% 1248 BTC 91%
Buy vs sell volume for August 26, 2025

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 chop — and this day didn't deviate. A +1.50% return against a regime average of +0.10%.

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

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