Open
$67,643
Close
$64,656
Return
-4.42%
Net Flow
-299 BTC
Volume
33,076 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

On Monday, February 23, 2026, Bitcoin lost 4.4% to $64,656. Net flow: -299 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for February 23, 2026

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 selling throughout the day. 33 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 15.7σ), spread across 00:27–23:55 UTC. The 1,003 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

This was day 5 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 23, 2026

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

Morning and afternoon traded like two different markets. Buyers led early (+352 BTC), sellers dominated late (-651 BTC).

Across sessions: Asia -2.49%, Europe +0.26%, US -2.23% — with Asia doing the heavy lifting.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -2.49% 798 BTC 42%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.26% -674 BTC 36%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -2.23% -422 BTC 22%
Buy vs sell volume for February 23, 2026

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 -4.42% return against a regime average of -0.27%.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-reversal flow-streak

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