Open
$88,137
Close
$88,361
Return
+0.25%
Net Flow
-210 BTC
Volume
5,123 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.92

Summary

December 20, 2025: Bitcoin finished near unchanged (+0.25%). The 210 BTC of net selling flow at $88,361 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for December 20, 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

Large-player activity detected: 41 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.0σ) between 00:28–22:03 UTC. Whale flow netted 22 BTC of buying.

An unusually tight range: 0.88% from high to low. Compression days like this tend to resolve with a larger move in the days that follow.

Cumulative flow vs return for December 20, 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

Session returns were muted across the board: Asia +0.16%, Europe -0.01%, US +0.10%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.16% 126 BTC 27%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.01% -270 BTC 58%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.10% -66 BTC 14%
Buy vs sell volume for December 20, 2025

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

Regime Context

Day 2 of a fresh chop regime. The market had just flipped from bear, and the new character was still establishing itself.

Patterns: chop whale-activity regime-start compression

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