Open
$28,501
Close
$28,396
Return
-0.37%
Net Flow
-440 BTC
Volume
38,428 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.98

Summary

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Bitcoin drifted lower (-0.37%) to $28,396. Net flow: -440 BTC — sellers had the edge.

BTC price and volume for October 17, 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

12 bars of outsized trades (peak 4.1σ) appeared between 00:43–22:42 UTC, with whale flow netting 194 BTC of buying.

Cumulative flow vs return for October 17, 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

Strip out Europe and the day would look flat. That session alone contributed 72% of the net flow (599 BTC selling).

No single session dominated price action: Asia -0.25%, Europe -0.49%, US +0.37%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.25% -36 BTC 4%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 -0.49% -599 BTC 72%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.37% 195 BTC 23%
Buy vs sell volume for October 17, 2023

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

Regime Context

Among the final days of this chop period. Within 3 day(s), the market would flip to bull.

Patterns: chop whale-activity europe-dominated regime-end

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