Open
$27,251
Close
$28,295
Return
+3.83%
Net Flow
+1,694 BTC
Volume
128,650 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.03

Summary

March 23, 2023: Bitcoin pushed +3.8% higher. The 1,694 BTC of net buying flow at $28,295 told a clear story — buyers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for March 23, 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

The big players were active all day. 24 bars of outsized trades (6.6σ peak) from 00:32–23:26 UTC, adding 126 BTC of buying pressure on top of the broader buying flow.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.97). When you see this level of alignment, it means one side is in control and the other isn't even fighting.

Cumulative flow vs return for March 23, 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

Breaking it down by session: Asia +1.40%, Europe -0.95%, US +3.38%. US stood out.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 1.40% 670 BTC 20%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.95% -870 BTC 25%
US 14:00 - 00:00 3.38% 1895 BTC 55%
Buy vs sell volume for March 23, 2023

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

Regime Context

Day 1 of a fresh bull regime. The market had just flipped from bear, and the new character was still establishing itself.

Patterns: bull whale-activity regime-start

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