Open
$23,489
Close
$23,432
Return
-0.24%
Net Flow
-284 BTC
Volume
332,571 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.00

Summary

February 03, 2023: Bitcoin traded flat. The 284 BTC of net selling flow at $23,432 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for February 03, 2023

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

22 bars of outsized trades (peak 4.5σ) appeared between 01:53–15:43 UTC, with whale flow netting 73 BTC of buying.

Most of the action happened during US hours, which accounted for 66% of the day's net flow (583 BTC selling). The rest of the day was a footnote.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 03, 2023

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

A tale of two halves — buyers pushed 661 BTC through the morning, then sellers flipped the script with 945 BTC in the afternoon.

All three sessions posted small moves: Asia -0.14%, Europe -0.47%, US +0.37% — a balanced day with no clear regional driver.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.14% 150 BTC 17%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.47% 148 BTC 17%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.37% -583 BTC 66%
Buy vs sell volume for February 03, 2023

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

Regime Context

Trading activity surged to +3.4σ above the regime norm (332,571 BTC). When volume spikes like this, the flow data carries more weight.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal us-dominated volume-spike

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