Open
$92,513
Close
$90,268
Return
-2.43%
Net Flow
-706 BTC
Volume
16,679 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.92

Summary

On Friday, December 12, 2025, Bitcoin lost 2.4% to $90,268. Net flow: -706 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for December 12, 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

The big players were active all day. 28 bars of outsized trades (23.8σ peak) from 00:27–23:20 UTC, adding 190 BTC of selling pressure on top of the broader selling flow.

This was day 9 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

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 12, 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

Strip out US and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 65% of the net flow (528 BTC selling).

Across sessions: Asia -0.10%, Europe -0.13%, US -2.20% — with US doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.10% -229 BTC 28%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.13% 50 BTC 6%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -2.20% -528 BTC 65%
Buy vs sell volume for December 12, 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 bear — and this day didn't deviate. A -2.43% return against a regime average of -0.27%.

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

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