Open
$21,862
Close
$21,784
Return
-0.36%
Net Flow
-2,047 BTC
Volume
204,436 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $21,784 on February 12, 2023 after drifted lower (0.36%). Aggressor-side flow netted -2,047 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for February 12, 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

Large-player activity detected: 20 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.1σ) between 01:19–20:15 UTC. Whale flow netted 79 BTC of buying.

Day 5 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 12, 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

The US session drove 68% of the day's directional flow, with 1,384 BTC of net selling. The other two sessions were comparatively quiet.

No single session dominated price action: Asia -0.29%, Europe +0.09%, US -0.16%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.29% -25 BTC 1%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.09% -638 BTC 31%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.16% -1384 BTC 68%
Buy vs sell volume for February 12, 2023

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

Regime Context

The market was 1 day(s) into a new chop regime, having transitioned from bull. Early-regime days often carry residual momentum from the prior period.

Patterns: chop whale-activity us-dominated regime-start regime-end flow-streak

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