Open
$27,463
Close
$27,968
Return
+1.84%
Net Flow
+825 BTC
Volume
49,672 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.03

Summary

Bitcoin ticked up +1.84% on Sunday, March 26, 2023, closing at $27,968 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 825 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for March 26, 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. 25 bars of outsized trades (5.8σ peak) from 02:17–23:13 UTC, adding 516 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 26, 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

Europe traders set the tone. 76% of directional flow — 1,209 BTC of buying — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia +0.15%, Europe +2.35%, US -0.65%. Europe led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.15% -174 BTC 11%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 2.35% 1209 BTC 76%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.65% -210 BTC 13%
Buy vs sell volume for March 26, 2023

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 bull — and this day didn't deviate. A +1.84% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity europe-dominated

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