Open
$19,702
Close
$19,803
Return
+0.51%
Net Flow
-1,621 BTC
Volume
283,791 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.99

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $19,803 on September 16, 2022 after ticked up 0.51%. Aggressor-side flow netted -1,621 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for September 16, 2022

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: 10.0σ) between 01:27–23:58 UTC. Whale flow netted 887 BTC of buying.

The day split in half. Buyers controlled the first 12 hours (+235 BTC), then sellers took over (-1,856 BTC). The reversal changed the character of the day.

Net selling for 3 straight days. Whether it's institutional positioning or sentiment-driven, the directional bias was persistent.

Cumulative flow vs return for September 16, 2022

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 posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.19%, Europe -1.08%, US +1.41%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.19% 53 BTC 3%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -1.08% -902 BTC 52%
US 14:00 - 00:00 1.41% -772 BTC 45%
Buy vs sell volume for September 16, 2022

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

Regime Context

This day sat within a bear regime. The +0.51% return tracked the regime average of -0.27%.

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

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