Open
$30,295
Close
$30,305
Return
+0.03%
Net Flow
-105 BTC
Volume
26,432 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.99

Summary

April 16, 2023: Bitcoin traded flat. The 105 BTC of net selling flow at $30,305 told a clear story — sellers were in charge.

BTC price and volume for April 16, 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

Sustained large-player selling throughout the day. 41 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 8.7σ), spread across 00:20–20:38 UTC. The 28 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

Cumulative flow vs return for April 16, 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 — sellers pushed 401 BTC through the morning, then buyers flipped the script with 297 BTC in the afternoon.

All three sessions posted small moves: Asia +0.16%, Europe -0.31%, US +0.18% — a balanced day with no clear regional driver.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.16% -122 BTC 15%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.31% -331 BTC 41%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.18% 348 BTC 43%
Buy vs sell volume for April 16, 2023

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

Regime Context

In retrospect, the bull regime was ending. CHOP conditions were 0 day(s) away.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-reversal regime-end

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