Open
$29,072
Close
$29,088
Return
+0.06%
Net Flow
-236 BTC
Volume
13,178 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.96

Summary

Bitcoin went nowhere on Sunday, August 06, 2023, closing at $29,088 as sellers controlled aggregate flow with 236 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for August 06, 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. 24 bars with trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 5.7σ), spread across 00:59–21:18 UTC. The 44 BTC of whale flow reinforced the day's selling bias.

This was day 8 of consecutive net selling. Multi-day streaks reflect sustained conviction, not noise.

An unusually tight range: 0.73% from high to low. Compression days like this tend to resolve with a larger move in the days that follow.

Cumulative flow vs return for August 06, 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. 68% of directional flow — 452 BTC of selling — came from that single session.

Session returns were muted across the board: Asia +0.07%, Europe -0.26%, US +0.25%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.07% 67 BTC 10%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.26% -452 BTC 68%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.25% 150 BTC 22%
Buy vs sell volume for August 06, 2023

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

Regime Context

This day sat within a chop regime. The +0.06% return tracked the regime average of +0.10%.

Patterns: chop whale-activity europe-dominated compression flow-streak

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