Open
$51,775
Close
$52,259
Return
+0.93%
Net Flow
+374 BTC
Volume
49,614 BTC
Buy/Sell Ratio
1.02

Summary

Bitcoin ticked up +0.93% on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, closing at $52,259 as buyers controlled aggregate flow with 374 BTC of net pressure.

BTC price and volume for February 20, 2024

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

35 bars of outsized trades (peak 5.4σ) appeared between 00:40–23:48 UTC, with whale flow netting 29 BTC of selling.

Net buying for 3 straight days. Whether it's institutional positioning or sentiment-driven, the directional bias was persistent.

Cumulative flow vs return for February 20, 2024

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. 82% of directional flow — 367 BTC of buying — came from that single session.

Session returns: Asia +0.12%, Europe +1.93%, US -1.10%. Europe led the move.

Session Hours (UTC) Return Net Flow Flow Share
Asia 00:00 - 08:00 0.12% -38 BTC 8%
Europe 08:00 - 14:00 1.93% 367 BTC 82%
US 14:00 - 00:00 -1.10% 45 BTC 10%
Buy vs sell volume for February 20, 2024

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

Regime Context

Market conditions were bull — and this day didn't deviate. A +0.93% return against a regime average of +0.34%.

Patterns: bull whale-activity europe-dominated flow-streak

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