Open
$26,433
Close
$26,180
Return
-0.96%
Net Flow
-2,229 BTC
Volume
30,205 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.86

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $26,180 on August 24, 2023 after gave back 0.96%. Aggressor-side flow netted -2,229 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for August 24, 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

Someone was moving size. 10 bars between 01:59–21:30 UTC registered trade sizes 3σ+ above normal (peak: 6.8σ), pushing 425 BTC net selling.

Price followed flow faithfully (correlation: 0.90). 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 August 24, 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 posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia +0.17%, Europe -0.46%, US -0.67%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.17% -775 BTC 35%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.46% -295 BTC 13%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -0.67% -1159 BTC 52%
Buy vs sell volume for August 24, 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 selling streak extended to 4 days. Streaks this long suggest a structural flow, not just intraday traders flipping positions.

Patterns: bear whale-activity flow-streak

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