Open
$36,614
Close
$36,568
Return
-0.13%
Net Flow
-899 BTC
Volume
17,102 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
0.90

Summary

Bitcoin closed at $36,568 on November 18, 2023 after went nowhere. Aggressor-side flow netted -899 BTC, favoring sellers.

BTC price and volume for November 18, 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

Whale-sized trades (21 bars above 3σ, peak 7.4σ) pushed 213 BTC of net buying between 03:43–22:24 UTC — while price went the other way. Possible accumulation, possible pain.

Flow and price told different stories (correlation: -0.38). Aggressor-side flow leaned one way but price barely moved — the opposing side matched it passively.

Day 3 of unbroken net selling. The market had a directional lean and wasn't letting go.

Cumulative flow vs return for November 18, 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 Asia session posted the largest move. Full breakdown: Asia -0.54%, Europe +0.04%, US +0.38%.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 -0.54% -346 BTC 38%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 0.04% -152 BTC 17%
US 14:00 - 00:00 0.38% -402 BTC 45%
Buy vs sell volume for November 18, 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 bull regime. The -0.13% return tracked the regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity flow-divergence flow-streak

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